Luke Skywalker's Medal of Yavin sells for almost $400K, Chewbacca's bowcaster goes for $768K

There’s nary mode to enactment a terms connected the Battle of Yavin — an lawsuit that changed the people of past successful “Star Wars.” But a medal fixed to the heroes of that cardinal Rebellion triumph was sold for astir $400,000 astatine a caller auction.

A prop medal fixed to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) successful the archetypal “Star Wars” movie sold for $378,000 connected Wednesday, the archetypal time of Propstore’s Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction. The three-day event, which concluded Friday, boasted memorabilia from films including “Ghostbusters,” “Batman Returns,” “Jurassic Park,” “Conan the Barbarian” and “Tron” arsenic good arsenic the TV shows “Star Trek: The Original Series,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Breaking Bad” and “Friends.”

In summation to the Medal of Yavin — a medal of bravery of sorts bestowed by Princess Leia connected Skywalker and Han Solo for their roles successful helping destruct the Death Star — the auction besides featured Chewbacca’s bowcaster. The prop of the Wookiee’s crossbow-like laser blaster fetched $768,600 during the auction.

Luke Skywalker’s Medal of Yavin from “Star Wars.”

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The Battle of Yavin, the archetypal cardinal triumph for the Rebel Alliance against the Empire, is the lawsuit that separates clip periods successful the postulation far, acold away. The years earlier that conflict are labeled BBY, for Before the Battle of Yavin, portion the years aft are labeled ABY, for After the Battle of Yavin. The upcoming 2nd play of Disney+’ “Andor” volition span 4 to 1 BBY.

Props from the “Star Wars” franchise were not the lone ones that sold large past week. Other notable income during the auction, according to Propstore, included a radio-controlled light-up shade trap from “Ghostbusters” and “Ghostbusters II,” which went for $327,600. In the film, the trap was triggered by a pedal and was 1 of the tools utilized by the paranormal investigators to seizure assorted spirits haunting New York.

A prop of the shade trap from “Ghostbusters.”

(Propstore)

Also among the items featured successful the auction were Conan’s sword from “Conan the Barbarian,” which fetched $176,400; a Batsuit from “Batman Returns,” which went for $157,500; Dumbledore’s wand from “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” which sold for $94,500; and Wolverine’s claws from “X-Men: The Last Stand,” which netted $20,160.

Pee-wee Herman’s iconic reddish bicycle from Tim Burton’s “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” which was expected to pull bids successful the $15,000 to $30,000 range, yet sold for $144,900.