It's an old broomstick Mauser with two other gun parts stuck on.  I could assemble than in my workshop in an afternoon.  Some people have too much money.

Reminds me of the old Man from UNCLE guns.  Sometimes the guns had an "N" or "S" on the butt, looking very cool that the guns were etched and personalized.  But sometimes, no letters.  Why.  One of the actors said, "Because they were just hardware store stick-on letters that kept falling off."  Oh, the glamor.

Speaking of UNCLE, James Van Hise wrote the definitive episode guide.  He and a buddy lived near the MGM backlot.  Sometimes they would skip school to see if they could see the show being filmed before being shooed off.

Anyway, James read in the paper the show had been suddenly cancelled.  Being Hollywood-savvy, he and buddy skipped school that Monday morning and snuck onto the lot.  They knew which sound studio to check out, and dove in the dumpster behind.  Sure enough.  They "found" a pile of UNCLE paraphernalia.  Like, a THRUSH rifle, a rubber gun used to bonk people, an UNCLE communicator pen, two or three other things that they gave a new home.

Imagine what those items are worth today?  And they were THROWN OUT with the garbage!

uttertosh: claytonemery: I could assemble than in my workshop in an afternoon.

then, why aren't you?

You could be running a proper business creating some of the most lucrative sci-fi 'upcycled' props evar to be sold! (the markup on lightsabers, compared to the parts, is outstanding)

Heck, I might be you first customer if you can really make replicas, like you suggest.

Actually, Sideshow Toys does that.

They're in LA.  They made props for movies.  Then so many people wanted copies of the props, they started making and selling them.  Masks, claw hands, guns, swords.  Now they've expanded and make superb action figures.  So, yeah, there's a market for "disposable incomes".

This is my favorite fan-made prop.  A replica of Thor's hammer -- and only the maker can lift it!

Only He is Worthy