Via Express.co.uk:

THE blaster gun used by Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back has emerged for sale for £200,000 after it was gifted to a British fan of Star Wars.

The DL-44 Blaster was used by Mark Hamill’s character in the cult 1980 movie and is in original filming condition.

It is the same model used by Han Solo, Harrison Ford’s character, in the first Star Wars film and was custom-made by making a cast of it.

The prop, which is 12 inches long, is made from grey, silver and brown-coloured fiberglass and was used by Hamill for all the non-firing scenes.

In The Empire Strikes Back – the fifth instalment of the Star Wars series – Luke holds the weapon aloft as he cautiously makes his way through the corridors of Cloud City which has been taken over by Darth Vader.

The actual design of the blaster was based on the German Mauser C96 pistol. Hamill gave the prop to an eight-year-old British boy named only as Daniel when he appeared on BBC’s Jim’ll Fix It show in 1979 having a picnic with ‘Luke Skywalker’.

It is now owned by a private collector but is in very good condition and still has its original flash suppressor and scope. It does have some wear from filming, including one glued section.

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