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"Star Wars" lightsaber used in "I am your father" duel could sell for $1 million

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"Star Wars" lightsaber used in "I am your father" duel could sell for $1 million. (2026, October 9). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/star-wars-empire-strikes-back-lightsaber-duel-auction/

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A Darth Vader lightsaber used in the iconic "I am your father" duel from "The Empire Strikes Back" is set to be auctioned by Heritage Auctions on November 12, with an estimated value of at least $1 million. The auction also includes over two dozen other lightsabers and props from various films in the Star Wars franchise, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi's and Anakin Skywalker's weapons expected to sell for around $10,000 each. Notably, a severed hand prop from "The Empire Strikes Back" previously fetched $3.75 million at auction, setting a record for a Star Wars film prop.

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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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EE-3 Heritage Auctions Rebel Alliance Rebel DH-17 Pistol the Ultimate Star Wars Auction

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Anakin Skywalker PERSON · 1× Boba Fett PERSON · 1× Darth Vader PERSON · 1× Ewan McGregor's PERSON · 1× Hayden Christensen's PERSON · 1× Heritage Auctions ORG · 1× Luke Skywalker PERSON · 1× Obi-Wan Kenobi PERSON · 1× Skywalker 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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🔮 It is expected to fetch at least $1 million in the Ultimate Star Wars Auction to be held by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12.

2026-10-09 · CBS News

"Star Wars" lightsaber used in "I am your father" duel could sell for $1 million · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

The lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the climactic duel against Luke Skywalker in "The Empire Strikes Back" is going up for auction next month. asserted

Empire → use → auction

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. asserted

I → use → franchise

It is expected to fetch at least $1 million in the Ultimate Star Wars Auction to be held by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12. asserted

It → expect → Nov.

More than two dozen lightsaber props are up for auction, including ones wielded by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in "Revenge of the Sith." asserted

props → include → Sith

Those two lightsabers are expected to go for at least $10,000 apiece. asserted

lightsabers → expect → 10,000

The lot also includes an EE-3 carbine blaster wielded by villain Boba Fett throughout "The Empire Strikes Back" that is estimated to fetch more than $100,000. asserted

that → include → 100,000

A Hero Rebel DH-17 Pistol carried by Rebel Alliance troops in "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to be sold for more than $10,000. asserted

Empire → carry → 10,000

Empire → include → One

A miniature snowspeeder that used to be part of Carrie Fisher's private collection and used in filming could fetch more than $10,000. uncertain

that → use → 10,000

severed hand from "The Empire Strikes Back" sold for asserted

hand → strike → Strikes