The renowned film prop, as utilized by Hamill’s Jedi character Luke Skywalker in movies “A New Hope” and “The Empire Strikes Back,” was bought by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! amid the Profiles in History Hollywood Auction on Wednesday.
It was earlier in the collections of “Star Wars” maker Gary Kurtz, who chipped away at the two elements, and was built utilizing an old Graflex flashgun camera from the 1930s. The weapon will sit along with different pieces Ripley’s has obtained from the science fiction franchise, including pictures of “Star Wars” characters and hair from the Chewbacca suit worn by Peter Mayhew.
Furthermore, an R2-D2 droid built using parts utilized as a part of the original trilogy movie was snapped up for $2.76 million at the auction.
