While some collectors prefer to buy original props from their favorite films, other fans seek to build their own from scratch. Tested tells the story of Carson Case and Pat Matera's two-year journey to build the most accurate model of Han Solo's BlasTech DL-44 blaster from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The gun itself is steeped in lore — The Han Solo Adventures reveal that Solo illegally modified the blaster for a faster draw. Read more about Case and Matera's journey to discover every last detail of the original prop with the Replica Prop Forum community's help at the source link below.