The lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the climactic duel against Luke Skywalker in “The Empire Strikes Back” is to be auctioned off next month.
The “Star Wars” prop was used in the duel in Cloud City where Vader tells Skywalker, “I am your father,” in the second film of the original trilogy franchise. It is expected to fetch at least $1 million in the Ultimate Star Wars Auction hosted by Heritage Auctions on November 12.
More than two dozen lightsabers are for sale, including ones worn by Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith. Both of these flashlights are expected to go for at least $10,000 each.
The lot also includes an EE-3 carbine blaster carried by the villain Boba Fett throughout “The Empire Strikes Back” which is estimated to fetch over $100,000.
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The Hero Rebel DH-17 pistol carried by Rebel Alliance soldiers in “The Empire Strikes Back” is expected to sell for more than $10,000.
Also included is the Yoda puppet hand used by Frank Oz in the character’s original appearance in “The Empire Strikes Back,” signed by C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels, a third draft personal sketch for the original 1977 “Star Wars,” and a TIE Fighter pilot’s helmet from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
A miniature snow machine that used to be part of Carrie Fisher’s private collection and was used in filming could fetch more than $10,000.
In July, a light machine with Luke Skywalker A severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” sold for $3.75 million at auction, the highest price ever obtained for a prop used in a “Star Wars” movie, according to the auction house.