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record with a cased Colt Walker known as “ The Danish Sea Captain ” that took home $ 1.84 million . Thanks to factors like the global reach offered by digital bidding platforms , the greater availability of prestigious arms collections , and a burgeoning contingent of buyers seeking portfolio diversification , the million-dollar firearm had gone from rare outlier to a status enjoyed by an ever-expanding pantheon of top-tier investment pieces .
The increased competition to own these giants in the genre can be illustrated by examples like “ The Millikin Dragoon ,” a cased percussion Colt in immaculate condition . The prized revolver earned $ 805,000 in 2011 with Heritage Auctions , only to more than double that sum eight years later with Rock Island Auction Company , breaking into seven-digit territory with an impressive $ 1.67 million .
Elevated values are evident across every sector of the arms collecting landscape , including significant pop culture items . In August of 2022 , Rock Island Auction Company earned the Guinness World Records title for the most expensive prop gun ever auctioned with the $ 1.06 million sale of Han Solo ’ s blaster from the original Star Wars film . The record had already changed hands twice the previous year , with John Wayne ’ s revolver selling for $ 517,000 in October and Captain Kirk ’ s phaser rifle earning $ 615,000 the following month .
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