Captain Kirk’s Original ‘Star Trek’ Phaser Heads to Auction 5

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Fans of Star Trek, get set to be stunned.

A original phaser and communicator used by William Shatner’s James T. Kirk on the 1960s NBC series will be on display starting Monday at the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego. The iconic props, created in 1966, have not been seen in more than 50 years, organizers say, and will be available to purchase through auction.

Don Hillenbrand, a veteran Star Trek prop collector and researcher, has authenticated the phaser and communicator using a “screen-matching” method that identifies unique details and flaws on the props to verify they indeed were the ones seen in the series.

The original owner of both pieces, a late relative of the current owners, was a Hollywood prop veteran who is believed to have acquired them from a former employee at Paramount Pictures, home of Star Trek.

The pistol-like phaser and communicator, which features a spinning dial, will be at the museum through July 28, then will go on the block at a Julien’s Auctions/TCM Hollywood event Nov. 9 in Los Angeles. Each piece is conservatively estimated to sell for $100,000 to $200,000.

Star Trek Captain Kirk phaser and communicator 4568529.071 EMBED 2024

The Star Trek phaser and communicator

Courtesy of Julien’s Auctions

Meanwhile, a button-down shirt with images of Ryan Gosling worn by Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson in the Deadpool & Wolverine movie that hits theaters July 26 also will be on display at the museum. That can be bid on during a “Harry Potter & Other Heroes” auction — estimate: $2,000 to $3,000 — on July 28 at the museum.

Reynolds is offering other stuff associated with his role of Deadpool/Wilson to that auction, which also includes items from the Harry Potter (think: Slytherin house robe), Marvel Cinematic Universe (Captain America shield) and D.C. Comics (a batarang) franchises.

The July 28 auction represents Julien’s and TCM’s first trip to Comic-Con, which runs July 24-28 this year.