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Star Trek TNG & Voyager Hero Type 1 Cricket Phaser

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Television Memorabilia Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Star Trek TNG & Voyager Hero Type 1 Cricket Phaser
Star Trek TNG & Voyager Hero Type 1 Cricket Phaser - The Type 1 Personal "Cricket" Phaser is an actual hero screen used Type 1 Hand Cricket Phaser of the type first seen in the pilot episode of "TNG" entitled "Encounter At Farpoint" (Season 1, Episode 1 - aired September 26th, 1987), and then used several more times before being "retired" for larger phasers. It was last seen in the "Voyager" episode "In The Flesh" (Season 5 Episode 4 aired November 4th, 1998). This Cricket Phaser was used by Pyro Technician Mark Stimson for his personal use (i.e. rolled cigarettes, extinguishing cigarettes, etc). He loved to see the expressions on the cast and crewmembers' faces when they went to open it and he screamed to "STOP" because it may "blow up in their hands" (he really didn't want them to see what he was hiding in it). The Cricket Phaser was cast in resin and acrylic. This screen used unit is painted silver with a thumb pad (the silver Trigger overlay button has been removed because of the personal use for storing cigarettes and personal items), two power buttons, eight degree power meter, pre-fire chamber, particle vents and muzzle. The thumb pad is removable exposing the original production special effects electrical wires inside that triggered LED's in the vents and muzzle. It can be made to work again if the wires are connected properly. The letter "C" has been written on the underside of the pad and the burn marks you may notice inside are from the extinguished cigarettes. It comes originally from the collection of both Star Trek Pyro Special Effects Technician Mark Stimson, and Star Trek Set Designer Fritz Zimmerman (son of legendary Star Trek Production Designer Herman F. Zimmerman) and comes with a Letter of Provenance from a personal friend who acquired it directly from Mark Stimson (Phaser is approx 3.5"x1".5").