View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rock Island Auction (@rockislandauction) Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Han Solo's blaster from the original Star Wars trilogy became the most expensive prop gun sold at auction when it fetched a price of $1,057,500. The blaster, known officially in Star Wars lore as a BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster, was one of three wielded by actor Harrison Ford during the filming of 1977's Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Advertisement Illinois-based Rock Island Auctions said the blaster is the only one of the three to survive to the modern day. The prop was modeled after a German-made Mauser C96, dating to World War I, and utilized parts from a World War II-era MG81 machine gun, as well as an early 20th-century Hensoldt-Wetzlar rifle scope. Guinness World Records confirmed the price earned the blaster the title of the most expensive prop gun sold at auction. Harrison Ford Actor Harrison Ford attends the premiere of the film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" in Tokyo, Japan, on June 5, 2008. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori) | License Photo Read More Maryland man's flea market trip leads to $50,000 lottery prize Champion steer sells for $440,000 at Texas show D'yan Forest named world's oldest female comedian at 88
