Jawa Ion Blaster Replica

Monday, May 28th, 2007 | Guns, Star Wars |

Replica of the Jawa iob blaster from Star Wars, made from a Lee-Enfield rifle, and offered for sale on eBay.. Via Xavier, who has more info.

It’s neat, but it isn’t much of a replica. Some of the Star Wars guns were based on real arms, but the ion blaster seems to have been made from scratch. The actual movie prop looks completely different.

UPDATE: In comments Trebor writes;

Actually, that *is* an more-or-less accurate recreation of the Jawa rifle from A New Hope. The movie prop, like the eBay item, was made from a cut-down Lee Enfield #1 Mk 3.

Here’s a link. Look at the pic of the Jawa with the rifle.

http://www.starwars.com/databank/technology/jawablaster/?id=bts

That second picture is a prop from one of the later movies of a different Jawa gun.

Man, if you can’t trust Wookiepedia, who can you trust?

3 Comments to Jawa Ion Blaster Replica

Trebor
May 29, 2007

Actually, that *is* an more-or-less accurate recreation of the Jawa rifle from A New Hope. The movie prop, like the eBay item, was made from a cut-down Lee Enfield #1 Mk 3.

Here’s a link. Look at the pic of the Jawa with the rifle.

http://www.starwars.com/databank/technology/jawablaster/?id=bts

That second picture is a prop from one of the later movies of a different Jawa gun.

Les Jones
May 29, 2007

Geez, if you can’t trust Wookiepedia who can you trust?

methere
September 15, 2007

Uh..if that gun can still function in any way, even if the big bit is taken off it, it’s a federal felony. Cutting it down like that made it into a Short Barreled Rifle, which requires a $200 tax stamp and federal approval. Without that, owning it is a 10-year prison sentence. Ouch!