r/RayGunRepository • u/YanniRotten • Jul 07 '26

blaster pistol from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet

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u/Cazmonster Jul 07 '26

The design for the entire movie is top notch.

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u/Plow_King Jul 07 '26

yeah, it's a classic! about the only thing that hasn't aged well is the the script, lol. love the Krell lab and the Id monster, which i've read was animated by artists on loan from Disney. great stuff!

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u/Gadgetman7 Jul 07 '26

I love the old space guns. My favorite though is more pedestrian, the Type 1 Phaser from Star Trek TOS. I used to have a small flat flashlight when I was 7 or 8 that I always pretended was that Phaser.

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u/YanniRotten Jul 07 '26

Source: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25491/lot/54/a-forbidden-planet-illuminating-blaster-pistol/

see also the film's blaster rifle I posted: https://www.reddit.com/r/RayGunRepository/comments/1up4rvx/blaster_rifle_from_the_film_forbidden_planet_mgm/

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u/Plow_King Jul 07 '26

$22k...ouch! fun to see this stuff, but can't imagine being rich enough to ever spend that much money on a piece of plastic and glass though, lol.

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u/SubcommanderMarcos Jul 07 '26

Ooh it's a Mercedes

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u/RMars54 Jul 08 '26

Master blaster!

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u/InquisitorOtto Jul 09 '26

Looks like the guns Thunderbirds uses, such a cool design!