![Today I learned... Luke's blaster during the ceremony in ANH was a Defender Sporting Blaster Pistol that Leia uses. I always thought it was a DL-44 as he had in ESB. : Today I learned... Luke's blaster during the ceremony in ANH was a Defender Sporting Blaster Pistol that Leia uses. I always thought it was a DL-44 as he had in ESB. :](https://i.redd.it/sv0muz9z61w81.jpg)
Today I learned... Luke's blaster during the ceremony in ANH was a Defender Sporting Blaster Pistol that Leia uses. I always thought it was a DL-44 as he had in ESB. :
Star Wars - #SpotlightOfTheWeek - The standard ranged weapon of both military personnel and civilians in the galaxy, the blaster pistol fires cohesive bursts of light-based energy called bolts. Learn more at:
![Why Hasbro, why? Slight differences between DL-44 blasters. Top: Han Solo (Bespin), bottom: Luke (Bespin). : r/starwarscollecting Why Hasbro, why? Slight differences between DL-44 blasters. Top: Han Solo (Bespin), bottom: Luke (Bespin). : r/starwarscollecting](https://preview.redd.it/l9d7uqp339421.jpg?auto=webp&s=241f1501ef68feadfa08e363e22887e644b0db42)
Why Hasbro, why? Slight differences between DL-44 blasters. Top: Han Solo (Bespin), bottom: Luke (Bespin). : r/starwarscollecting
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