Help Identifying origin of a Luke Skywalker DL-44

[Wulfram]

Hi!

A request to the assembled expertise and knowledge.

I was visiting a friend and discussing a C96 I bought recently when he announced he had picked up a Star Wars prop, of some potential age, from a firearms dealer in the back country of Northern Ireland who was disposing of stock (prior to a rest at Her Majesty's pleasure). I attach some photos for it is clearly well made, all metal and from a prop/army surplus auction in England, possibly as far back as the 80's. It is clearly based on a good quality replica (but painted, not blued like my original) and the M39 (?) sight is original brass.

Can anyone give me some idea what he has managed to pick up? I have higher definition versions if that is important.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

I honestly don't know too much about this gun compared to some of our resident experts, but I keep up a little with what's going on with DL-44s.

The gun may be vintage, but the flash hider and scope knob look very 'new' and 'recent' in their shape, different than parts being made back in the day. The scope glass graphic has a 'newer' look to it. New as in made from more recent prop advances, newer information we have today that we didn't have back in the 1990s.

It kinda looks like an MR that's been re-worked a little.

 

[Wulfram]

Those were the elements that I personally had my biggest doubts about. What do you mean by 'reworked MR'?

 

[Gphalen]

'reworked MR'? Meaning some one took a Master Replicas dl-44 Prop and weathered it added a piece here and there.

 

[Wulfram]

Just checked out Luke's Master Replica DL-44, it looks very close and definitely a likely source and would not conflict with the possible time line. Many thanks

BTW, where did the base Mauser come from? Did MR get these made especially?

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Yeah, for the Luke the Mauser was milled out of aluminum. The original MR Han ANH was made from a Denix replica.

 

[Gatekeeper]

The MR is a static copy of the MGC. If this gun has no moving parts, it might well be a modded MR. I used to own one of those, and the grips look familiar.

 

[The Schlitzie]

I was looking into buying one of the MR Luke ESB blasters and this looks exactly the same to me.

Nice find he's got there.

 

[OdiWan72]

100% sure it´s a MR Luke blaster.

Tellsigns are the very specific grain of the grip, the knurled thumbnut, the scope...well, everything
A prop replica from 2006 (IIRC), not the 80´s sorry

Markus

 

[Clutch]

In other words, you didn't win the lottery. :lol

 

[purplybunny]

from a firearms dealer in the back country of Northern Ireland who was disposing of stock (prior to a rest at Her Majesty's pleasure).

HAHAHAHAHA! I admit this made me laugh, as I have a fair idea of where you're talking about.

Cool find though