jdebord
Sr Member
Hello Everyone,
I've been contacted by the staff of a well-known actor who has long had a Star Wars blaster in his possession. He does not recollect its origin or history (and he did not work on those films). They just wanted to make sure it is not an authentic piece before deciding what to do with it, so I agreed to help.
He said that the grips appear to be painted and glued on, the flash suppressor also appears to be painted and glued on, and there is a threaded hole at top where the scope would have fit in place.
I have compared with my photos of the one that Brandon Alinger owns, that I had an opportunity to examine a few times now, and noticed some distinct differences, so thought I would share the photos here to see if anyone can offer any opinion, or perhaps definitively ID it as a specific replica that has been sold into the marketplace, based on some unique detail(s) or identifying marks.
Feel free to reply here or e-mail me at jason@originalpropblog.com.
Here is a comparison between Brandon's blaster (TOP) and the one that is the subject of this article (BOTTOM), as an example of differences:
Below are the photos:
Thank you,
Jason DeBord
I've been contacted by the staff of a well-known actor who has long had a Star Wars blaster in his possession. He does not recollect its origin or history (and he did not work on those films). They just wanted to make sure it is not an authentic piece before deciding what to do with it, so I agreed to help.
He said that the grips appear to be painted and glued on, the flash suppressor also appears to be painted and glued on, and there is a threaded hole at top where the scope would have fit in place.
I have compared with my photos of the one that Brandon Alinger owns, that I had an opportunity to examine a few times now, and noticed some distinct differences, so thought I would share the photos here to see if anyone can offer any opinion, or perhaps definitively ID it as a specific replica that has been sold into the marketplace, based on some unique detail(s) or identifying marks.
Feel free to reply here or e-mail me at jason@originalpropblog.com.
Here is a comparison between Brandon's blaster (TOP) and the one that is the subject of this article (BOTTOM), as an example of differences:
Below are the photos:
Thank you,
Jason DeBord
