1977 Star Wars A New Hope Screen Used Stormtrooper Blaster

  
STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977). A model E-11 Stormtrooper blaster from Star Wars: A New Hope. This weapon was used by the Imperial shock troops in their hunt for the Death Star plans and in their battles with the Rebels on board the Death Star. It was used in the scenes in the Death Star, Mos Eisley, the desert scenes filmed in Tunisia and the trash compactor scene. This prop weapon, based on an L2A2 Sterling submachine gun, was fabricated especially for the first of the Star Wars films by theatrical armourers Bapty & Co.

The prop weapon is made from a Sterling body tube with a wooden dowel barrel and custom made aluminium components for the receiver, magazine well, stock, pistol grip and trigger guard, all of which are finished in black paint. The piece was rediscovered in the Bapty armoury years later, stripped of its various dress-up components and has been restored by The Prop Store. The replacement M38 scope is a non-functional azimuth tank scope obtained from Bapty armourer Karl Schmidt (creator of the original prop weapons) and may be one of the originals used in Star Wars. A steel scope rail made to the original specifications has been fitted along with plastic barrel ribs, magazine cylinders and a period Hengstler counter. Well-used during filming and offered in a restored state, this blaster displays some wear and corrosion to the grip, receiver and scope.

It remains overall in good production-used condition. Dimensions: 49 cm x 21 cm x 13 cm (19 ¼ x 8 ¼ x 5 ¼). The item "1977 Star Wars A New Hope Screen Used Stormtrooper Blaster" is in sale since Thursday, February 08, 2018. This item is in the category "DVDs, Films & TV\Film Memorabilia\Props\Original". The seller is "murraycards51" and is located in Elstree.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Genre: Sci-Fi/ Fantasy
• Film Title/ Movie Star: STAR WARS A NEW HOPE