That said, by your own comments, it appears you are all experts, (and that's despite one claim to the contrary) why is it then that Heritage Auctions did not ask any of you to in come and give your opinions as to the authenticity? Have any of you ever worked on so much as one actual "Hollywood" production? One MUST keep in mind, these were used and greatly abused during the shooting of the original show. At the time these things were never religious Icons of any sort. You are all behaving as if these things weren't "work-a-day film props" that were written-off (as accounts see things) or "consumed" during filming. Mind you, I am not out to deliberately embarrass anyone on here but I find some of these comments patently absurd. Personally, I find what's going on here quite interesting. But, I'm skeptical between the oddities and the story. I would really want to believe that a previously unknown prop from my favorite show has been found. I'll say again though that I'm not an expert. (Of all those, the emitter bothers me the least as I can see the original breaking and someone sticking something in there as a replacement). And the appearance in general just seems "off" to me. I mean, we can discuss the oddities that are apparent even to me like the handle size, the large slots on the bottom of the handle and the emitter. So who wrote the letter? The person who allegedly got it from Chang in the 60's? What's the proof behind that part of the story? "The accompanying LOA states the studio had sent the Phaser pistol body to Chang for repair and the show was cancelled before he was able to return it." If Chang did have it, what's the chain of custody from him to now? And what's the proof that he had it in the first place? Any apparent "wonkiness" can be hand-waved away with, "When Chang worked on it he changed (that odd specific feature) so that's why it's like that now." The thing is, that story is just too convenient. He supposedly didn't return it because there was no need once the show was over. The story I saw over on FB was the P1 was already "known" and was paired with a P2 that allegedly Wah Chang had in his possession when the show was cancelled so he could repair or "rework" the prop. Considering the amount of money involved there is plenty of incentive to fake up a previously unknown Phaser.
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