Indiana Jones Pistol - Last Crusade

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Indiana Jones Pistol - Last Crusade

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The video has been around for a little while and it's raised some flags.

There is no doubt the company and Rick Harrison have legitimate ties to the production of both Star Wars and Indy but without more detail its impossible to know whether the Webley is actually Harrisons from LC.
More interesting is the DL-44 because its certainly not the original blaster. The scope is from the original but the firearm number, the scope mount, the Mauser itself (its the wrong vintage) and a few other tell's indicate that this was put together at a later date from parts similar but - aside from the scope - not the original blaster parts.

I don't believe Rick set out to deceive anyone after all, the company has hundreds of firearms in their inventory most of which have been recycled numerous times through numerous movie productions so, tracing all the original components of the original DL-44 is in all likelihood, impossible.

This also means that his hope that it might fetch $1M (or more) is highly unlikely..
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Where is that Han blaster even from? No Hensoldt-Wetzlar info etched on the scope? A matte finish on the flash suppressor? No scratch marks on the side plate? Looks like a fan-made prop to me.
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Dr._J wrote:Where is that Han blaster even from? No Hensoldt-Wetzlar info etched on the scope? A matte finish on the flash suppressor? No scratch marks on the side plate? Looks like a fan-made prop to me.
The scope is actually from the original Bapty issued blaster. Its not as bright and the gouges are dulled with oxidisation but a person who has access to high-res images of this has confirmed its almost certainly the original.
You're correct regarding the rest although the Mauser is real - its just the wrong vintage and the number doesn't match..

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