DH-17 pistol

[Mara Jade's Father]

The other thing I noticed about the DH-17 pages listed on POSW is that there is no image of the DH-17 used by the Tantive IV troops. You will notice that there is no extension over the barrel (the examples on POSW do). As noted elsewhere, the Tantive IV has a thick trigger guard. Not sure if this is true for all in the scene but all those I do spot appear to be undersized when compared to a sterling.

Also, I cannot get a good look to see if there is any holes on the barrel before the silver area as seen on the other versions of the DL-17. It should be noted that I am being lazy and not pulling out the Blu Rays, but simply going off online screen caps.

http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=53014

 

[kurtyboy]

Only the RotJ version had barrel holes and they were made from real MGC Canadian C1 Sterlings. As far as I know, all the ANH DH17s were resin with real scopes.

Screen used ANH:

 

[Clutch]

Did they have scope castings on ANH?

The casting I have is a bit undersized but not by much. I have no idea how many generations down it is, but that will have some effect on the size.

The castings were also used in ESB:

 

[KaanE]

Is this DH-17 a RotJ one?

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Did they have scope castings on ANH?

The casting I have is a bit undersized but not by much. I have no idea how many generations down it is, but that will have some effect on the size.

I take it you are referring to the unfinished one on the bottom. If so, what is the origin of the top blaster.

Is this DH-17 a RotJ one?

According to POSW, that is a ROTJ.

 

[KaanE]

Do you think there is enough interest to do a run for a few parts CNC machined? For an ANH one. Or one machined proto and then resin casts?

 

[Clutch]

I take it you are referring to the unfinished one on the bottom. If so, what is the origin of the top blaster.

Master Replicas.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Nice work on the mod Clutch. Other than the weathering and real scope, did you do anything else to it.

 

[Clutch]

Thanks. I just put a real grip on it and made the trigger work. I also added an imperial disc to the other side of the trigger group. What I could really use for it now is one of those plastic snap covers for the adjustment dial on the side of the scope.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

It looks great Clutch.

So what was discussed in the past that most people believe the Sterling Armament Mark 7 C4 Para-Pistol Semi-Automatic is not a contender for the base?

 

[KaanE]

It was made in the year 1986 so it's not possible to have been made from it.

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

Ahh, good point. :unsure

If this was a Trek prop we could factor in time travel.

 

[Darth Lars]

Did they have scope castings on ANH?

I have only seen clear scope tips in any screen caps from ANH, which leads me to believe that they used real scopes on resin casts.
The blaster in the picture that Kurtyboy posted had the scope added later. (source).

The castings were also used in ESB

Those blaster casts are different. The triggers are still present in the casts and the trigger guards are quite thin.
I wonder if the master for the ESB version was made from scratch with a new barrel.

 

[Clutch]

I have only seen clear scope tips in any screen caps from ANH, which leads me to believe that they used real scopes on resin casts.
The blaster in the picture that Kurtyboy posted had the scope added later. (source).

That would explain it. :lol

Those blaster casts are different. The triggers are still present in the casts and the trigger guards are quite thin.
I wonder if the master for the ESB version was made from scratch with a new barrel.

Do you have any better pics of an ESB?

 

[KaanE]

The one on the bottom left.. Why does he have a mag on the right side of the DH?

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080425164953/starwars/images/b/b6/Hoth_trenches.jpg

 

[KaanE]

Here are a few more:

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

It is in his holster and I think the handle is facing you... not the scope. See the guy kneeling in the center of the image? Note how the blaster is put in the holster? It is handle forward.

 

[Clutch]

Good images. I'm guessing they were all holstered backwards so the clip wouldn't hit them in the leg.

 

[KaanE]

In the first pic of post #36 all of them are holstered backwards so your point is perfectly valid. My question is... Did they have the mags on the ANH ones? I guess not, so... They made new ones (diferent from the ANH ones) for ESB?

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

I have no real info... that being said, it would seem that if all the ANH were resin and made from the same cast, then the ones in ESB I would guess were new casts based on the mag, trigger guard and the extension going from the scope rail over the barrel.