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Darth Vader's lightsaber from Empire Strikes Back goes to auction

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 06:48 · Archive

A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back is being auctioned by Heritage Auctions on November 12, expected to fetch at least $US1 million.

A Darth Vader lightsaber used in the climactic duel in Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back is among the highlights of the Ultimate Star Wars Auction to be held by Heritage Auctions in the US on November 12. The Vader saber, also used in Return of the Jedi, is expected to fetch at least $US1 million. It comes after a Luke Skywalker lightsaber from the same film sold for $US3.75 million in July, the highest price ever paid for a Star Wars film prop.

The auction includes more than two dozen lightsaber props spanning Star Wars Episodes I through IX and other films and television shows from the galaxy created by George Lucas. Other notable items include duelling lightsabers wielded by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith, expected to fetch at least $US10,000 apiece, and an EE-3 carbine blaster wielded by Boba Fett throughout The Empire Strikes Back, estimated to bring in more than $US100,000.

Also featured are a Yoda puppet hand used by Frank Oz in the character's original appearance in The Empire Strikes Back, C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels' signed, personal third-draft screenplay for the original 1977 Star Wars, and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Darth Vader's lightsaber from Empire Strikes Back goes to auction
Image: The West Australian

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In this story: Darth Vader · Luke Skywalker · Heritage Auctions · George Lucas · Cloud City

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