Few movie guns are as iconic as Han Solo’s DL-44 blaster. This sci-fi weapon, built from a real Mauser C96 pistol, has fascinated fans and gun lovers for decades.

May 9, 2025 · The original Han Solo DL44 Blaster was built around a Mauser C.96 "Broomhandle" semi-automatic pistol fitted with the muzzle booster of an Mg.42 machine gun, …

May 18, 2022 · Han Solo’s space blaster is called the DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol in the Star Wars universe. Blaster pistols seem to be defined in light, medium and heavy categories.

May 4, 2025 · If you’ve watched the original “Star Wars” movie of 1977 (who hasn’t?), you are likely aware that character Han Solo utilized a “blaster” movie prop that was at its modified …

Jan 4, 2024 · But to the point of our story, the DL-44 Heavy Blaster used by Han Solo was a modified Mauser C96 pistol. With a cut-down barrel, Hensoldt-Wetzlar ‘Ziel Dialyt 3x’ scope, …

"A heavily modified version of the BlasTech DL-44 heavy blaster pistol, Han Solo used this as his sidearm of choice for more than 30 years, after it was given to him by veteran smuggler Tobias …

May 2, 2025 · True Star Wars nerds, especially fans of the original Lucas trilogy, are well-acquainted with fictional space smuggler Han Solo’s classic BlasTech DL-44 blaster, used on …

Sep 6, 2022 · The WWI Pistol That ‘Played’ Han Solo’s Blaster Just Sold for How Much?! Referred to in Star Wars as a BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster, this particular “plasma weapon” …

Dec 1, 2023 · The blaster was a Mauser C96 broom handle pistol that was a prop in previous movies, such as the 1968 film “Naked Runner,” where Frank Sinatra used it while playing an …

The blaster was constructed using an actual antique German pistol, a 9mm Mauser C96, as the base.