In July, a lightsaber that features Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from The Empire Strikes Back was auctioned off for $3.75 million US, marking the highest price ever paid for a prop from a Star Wars film, according to the auction house.
Now, collectors have the opportunity to acquire the saber that caused the severing.
Among the standout items in the upcoming Ultimate Star Wars Auction by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12 is a Darth Vader lightsaber, which was used in the iconic battle in Cloud City during the moment he reveals to Skywalker, “I am your father.”
This Vader saber, which also appeared in Return of the Jedi, is projected to sell for no less than $1 million US. It is part of a collection of over two dozen lightsaber props that will be available at the auction, which includes items from Star Wars Episodes I through IX, along with various other films and television series from the universe created by George Lucas.
A character dressed as Darth Vader poses at the Hasbro and Amazon Star Wars interactive experience at the Empire State Building in New York in this 2024 file photo. (Evan Agostini/Invision/The Associated Press)
Additional items up for bid include the dueling lightsabers used by Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith, which are anticipated to reach at least $10,000 US each.
An EE-3 carbine blaster used by Boba Fett during The Empire Strikes Back is estimated to sell for over $100,000 US.
Other notable items include a Yoda puppet hand utilized by Frank Oz in the character’s debut in The Empire Strikes Back, a signed, personal third-draft screenplay of the original 1977 Star Wars by C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels, and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.