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Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ Star Wars duel up for auction

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Heritage Auctions is selling a lightsaber used by Darth Vader in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi," where he reveals to Luke Skywalker that he is his father. The prop is expected to sell for at least $1 million. The auction includes over two dozen other lightsabers from various Star Wars films, with some like those from "Revenge of the Sith" estimated to fetch around $10,000 each. A previous record was set in July when a Luke Skywalker lightsaber sold for $3.75 million. Other items up for auction include Boba Fett’s EE-3 carbine blaster, expected to sell for more than $100,000, and various memorabilia such as a Yoda puppet hand, C-3PO's screenplay, and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from "Rogue One."

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A Darth Vader lightsaber used in the iconic “I am your father” scene from *The Empire Strikes Back* is set to be auctioned off by Heritage Auctions on November 12, expected to sell for at least $1 million. The auction includes over two dozen other lightsabers and props from various Star Wars films and TV shows. Other notable items include a pair of dueling lightsabers used in *Revenge of the Sith*, each estimated to fetch around $10,000; an EE-3 carbine blaster used by Boba Fett expected to sell for over $100,000; and props like a Yoda puppet hand from *The Empire Strikes Back* and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from *Rogue One*.

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Anakin Skywalker PERSON · 1× Darth Vader PERSON · 1× Ewan McGregor’s PERSON · 1× George Lucas PERSON · 1× Hayden Christensen’s PERSON · 1× Heritage Auctions ORG · 1× Luke Skywalker PERSON · 1× Luke Skywalker’s PERSON · 1× Obi-Wan Kenobi PERSON · 1× Vader PERSON · 1×

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Also included 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

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🔮 The Vader saber, also used in Return of the Jedi, is expected to fetch at least $1m.

2026-10-09 · The Guardian

Lightsaber Darth Vader used in ‘I am your father’ Star Wars duel up for auction · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the duel where he tells Luke Skywalker “I am your father” is going up for sale at Heritage Auctions next month. asserted

I → use → Auctions

The Vader saber, also used in Return of the Jedi, is expected to fetch at least $1m. asserted

saber → use → m.

It is one of more than two dozen lightsaber props that will be up for sale at the auction that spans Star Wars Episodes I through IX and other films and TV shows from the universe George Lucas created. asserted

Lucas → span → universe

Others include dueling lightsabers wielded by Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith that are expected to go for at least $10,000 apiece. asserted

that → include → 10,000

In July, a lightsaber with Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from The Empire Strikes Back sold for $3.75m at auction, the highest price ever fetched for a prop used in a Star Wars film according to the auction house. uncertain

lightsaber → sever → house

An EE-3 carbine blaster wielded by Boba Fett throughout The Empire Strikes Back is estimated to bring in more than $100,000. asserted

blaster → wield → 100,000

hand → include → One