JamieJamieBrown Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi guys I'm wondering if anyone can give me any information at all (origin year etc) on this Star Wars bootleg(?) gun? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 General consensus is that it's from the late 1970s, but without a Bernabeu Gisbert catalog to confirm, it remains guesswork. I've seen blue and gold versions as well. I'm amazed that a big Spanish toy company got away with such a blatant knock off: there's no doubting the origin of those box graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 May be it's not a knockoff. Guerra de las Galaxias is the official Spanish title of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 You could be right, Alessandro, but whenever it's mentioned it's described as unlicensed. There's no reference to Lucasfilms anywhere on the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 It's definitely unlicensed, I know a guy who specializes in unlicensed and bootleg Star Wars items and he's got these in his collection. (All three versions.) I can try to get some more info. It is pretty crazy that they did it, though. You'd think Lucas would have dropped the hammer pretty quickly... Heck, maybe he did. :) A great box, but not my favorite gun. I have one, but more for the box than the toy. There were a lot of SW bootleg/knock off guns produced, most with pretty insane box art. Everyone wanted to capitalize on the market I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 It IS an awesome box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Yes indeed, the box art is cool, but actually I like the gun. Mine is a very uncommon colorway...when I bought it, the seller said it was a prototype. Did you catch that Doc?...pro-to-type!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I like your version Brady; I'm not a fan of chromed anything. Design-wise I think the gun would look way better without that boxy thing in front of the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogonza Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 The light Blue / Yellow ( orange? ) combination in that gun looks awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I like your version Brady; I'm not a fan of chromed anything. Design-wise I think the gun would look way better without that boxy thing in front of the trigger. Tinman, My guess would be that the structure under the barrel was supposed to be a hand grip to "steady the weapon". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogonza Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Well, after some years looking for this Gun , I finally got it , I am a big Star Wars Fan and this one was on my wish list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6Stelab9 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Congratulations Astrogonza. I must say I'm not very fond of the shape of the gun but the box is very cool. I like unlicensed star wars toys. It seems that you've a nearly mint example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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