Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster, especially if you have Han Solo's iconic gun at your side.
Harrison Ford's blaster seen in the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi sold for $550,000 (roughly £414,216, AU$742,115) at Julien's Auctions Hollywood Legends auction Saturday in Las Vegas.
Ripley's Believe It or Not bought Solo's blaster, Julien's said.
Solo's blaster was part of a Star Wars collection being sold by Return of the Jedi's art director James L. Schoppe.
SOLD for $550,000! An original Han Solo blaster used in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi! Sold today in our "Hollywood Legends" memorabilia auction at @PHVegas and online at https://t.co/TiME89uOXn! #StarWars #MovieProp #ReturnOfTheJedi #HarrisonFord #HanSolo pic.twitter.com/2rOfllZlSZ
— Juliens Auctions (@JuliensAuctions) June 23, 2018
Other items from Schoppe's collection that sold during the auction included an Imperial Scout Biker Scout Blaster that went for $90,625 (roughly £68,251, AU$90,625) and an Ewok prop ax for $11,000 (roughly £8,284, AU$14,848).