Han Solo ANH Blaster From RIA, Prev on Pawn Stars
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Exactly what makes me upset
vader45
Sr Member
The Vader suit that didn't sell years back had so many people believing it's an ESB suit when nothing on that suit is remotely close. People who brought it up to me referred to it as ESB.
At this point I don't care about the folks who run the prop houses. Its the fact that the fans are being lied too.
Steve Sandsweet claims his life-size Vader is original esb when I know for a fact that most parts are not.
vader45
Sr Member
His lightsaber is a bad replica too, Steves, 80s/90s card, skinny pipe saber and some blade... I had pictures somewhere... it only uses the mystery fuse/breaker/switch part sourced from lucasfilm and an MPP lever with no special origin known.
Anyway, about Pawn stars.. is there a way to tell if it's a slip fit bull barrel?
Anyway, about Pawn stars.. is there a way to tell if it's a slip fit bull barrel?
SickleClaw
Well-Known Member
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Which is most of the people who watch Pawn Stars...so yeah at this point the Leia Necklace and Medal were probably fake as well too!
I’m no expert on any of those so I was curious how they stack up..
I bet your right..
newmagrathea
Sr Member
I'm just waiting for family and friends (not on TheRPF) to start tagging me with that video and I'll have the same conversation over and over about how they are fakes.
deadbolt
Sr Member
(Same thing I posted on the blaster thread)
Definitely not the original, in any aspect. Looks like it's a real Mauser and Hensoldt, though not the screen used ones. This one is a full on counterfeit.
No lump on the C96, scope mount is entirely wrong doesn't even have the dovetail, bull barrel is all wrong...etc..
As far as the guy claiming to be the original armorer that built it, that may be very possible that he is, but they also never mention Bapty at all. However, I doubt he would remember every little detail after all these years and mistaking that counterfeit for the real thing.
It's a shame people out there try to push replicas (an inaccurate one at that) as the real deal just to make a quick, dishonest $$$$.
-Carson
Definitely not the original, in any aspect. Looks like it's a real Mauser and Hensoldt, though not the screen used ones. This one is a full on counterfeit.
No lump on the C96, scope mount is entirely wrong doesn't even have the dovetail, bull barrel is all wrong...etc..
As far as the guy claiming to be the original armorer that built it, that may be very possible that he is, but they also never mention Bapty at all. However, I doubt he would remember every little detail after all these years and mistaking that counterfeit for the real thing.
It's a shame people out there try to push replicas (an inaccurate one at that) as the real deal just to make a quick, dishonest $$$$.
-Carson
lonepigeon
Master Member
The scope is real. All the original scratches. It has a lot of extra wear but there’s plenty of recognizable sections.
Bapty has dug our a lot of real pieces but it’s all been mixed back in with their stock so it’s hard to figure out what’s screen used.
This blaster is most definitely fake. We should compile a list of the repro parts and where they came from.
Chris
According to Scott, if this blaster was assembled by Bapty using parts in their inventory then could it 'possibly' be a version that was just never used on-screen? By this I mean that the supposed maker of the gun said he made four different blasters for ANH, one of which would be the one we all know. However, going by blasters like the RoTJ 'Bunker Blaster' from the deleted scene, it's safe to assume that the original Hero prop was disassembled after the movie was done. What I'm not wondering is if this blaster's base gun was one of those other four backups that were not utilized.
I remember how back in the day it was known that only the upper receiver from the Naked Runner was the same as used on the Hero prop, and even back then the idea was tossed around that there could have been more than one bullbarreled Mauser as a backup. So that's what I think this could be - an unseen, bullbarreled Mauser from Bapty that was pieced together with whatever random parts they had on-hand today (as proven by the fact that they have what seems to be the real screen-used scope), and a few others they either produced or cobbled together in a hurry.
I don't know if you would call that a 'fake' necessarily, but I do think that it's not appropriate to call it the screen-used Hero prop. But, I wouldn't be entirely quick to dismiss the base Mauser itself (even though its clearly not the same); as I think there's a possibility of it being a backup.
The 'continuity photo' the seller seems to show Rick looks like a black and white version of the pre-production photo of the Hero prop before the grill, mystery disc and greeblies were added.
I remember how back in the day it was known that only the upper receiver from the Naked Runner was the same as used on the Hero prop, and even back then the idea was tossed around that there could have been more than one bullbarreled Mauser as a backup. So that's what I think this could be - an unseen, bullbarreled Mauser from Bapty that was pieced together with whatever random parts they had on-hand today (as proven by the fact that they have what seems to be the real screen-used scope), and a few others they either produced or cobbled together in a hurry.
I don't know if you would call that a 'fake' necessarily, but I do think that it's not appropriate to call it the screen-used Hero prop. But, I wouldn't be entirely quick to dismiss the base Mauser itself (even though its clearly not the same); as I think there's a possibility of it being a backup.
The 'continuity photo' the seller seems to show Rick looks like a black and white version of the pre-production photo of the Hero prop before the grill, mystery disc and greeblies were added.
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Pretty sure this is one of the handful of Vader sabers Don Bies made in the 90s. The d-ring matches those.
Nope I totally agree with ya, Karl Schmidt could have really Made four, but only 1 was used. For them to say it’s the hero on screen isn’t right
what is really upsetting is the serial numbers in the photo, do not match the numbers on the gun on the table in front of them...
But they are saying the numbers match... I can’t believe people sometimes... idk maybe because I grew up with strict rules? But trying to rob someone 1 million... heck robbing someone at all.. that isn’t right
Do we actually have an image of the serial numbers on the 'Pawn' Blaster? I couldn't quite get a glimpse of any; the only ones that were even briefly on-screen were the ones on the lower receiver, although the camera did not focus and the shot was quickly changed, so I couldn't tell what it was. Are there any more/better photos of any of this blaster's serial numbers that I don't know about or have?
And again, I do not think that this is the Hero prop in any real manner - certainly not the same upper or lower. However, the scope does look like the real deal to me; and that's what makes me think that the rest of the gun, even if not the Hero, may have likely been a backup that Babty cobbled together as, like they say, there may have once been four bullbarreled C96's available. So it does have some significance as a Star Wars prop I think, just not as THE Han Solo Dl-44.
I don’t want to say any names but there has been some reliable experts who have high res photos of it and have already check the numbers
This imposter isn’t something new, and they have investigated it awhile ago
When these experts told them it wasn’t real, the owner didn’t want to hear it.. so next big thing is get it on tv with people who don’t know...
Ah, I see then. I had read that Scott had seen some high-res photos when this came into being a few months ago for authentication purposes, but just wasn't sure if that was exclusive and/or those photos were floating around or not. But I trust his word; and if he or anybody else that is reliable are saying that the numbers don't match then I'll take their word for it. So yes; clearly not the same base Mauser - but possible to still be a backup of Bapty's, at the very least.
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