Star Wars has always been at least partially a Western at heart, and like any good Western, the saga is littered with cool-looking firearms. Known in a galaxy far, far away as blasters ...

and a tag that features Han Solo murmuring to his co-pilot, "Chewie, we're home." Christ, I don't give a flying womp rat about Star Wars and even I'm excited.

"Chewie's" weapon, which featured in all of the first three Star Wars films between 1977 and 1983, sold for far more than its estimate of between $250,000 and $500,000 (£193,203 to £386,407).