The item was a part of a collection owned by the U.S. art director on the film, James L. Schoppe, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on the movie.
Han Solo’s blaster sold for the ridiculous sum of $550,000 at an auction in Las Vegas, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The blaster was a prop used on the set of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and was once graced by the hands of Harrison Ford himself.
Ripley’s Believe it or Not bought Han’s blaster, so one would wager that the blaster will be put on display at one point in the future for people to see it (or believe it) for themselves.