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Darth Vader's lightsaber from 'Star Wars' trilogy sells for $3.6 million

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One of Darth Vader's actual lightsabers from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi just went under the hammer for a record $3.6 million.
Used on set by both David Prowse and stuntman Bob Anderson, this legendary prop smashed expectations at an auction in Los Angeles.

The saber is not just a prop, but a work of art

This isn't your average movie souvenir—it's built from a vintage British press camera flash handle, with plastic grips, calculator bubbles, cosmetic wiring, and a custom blade-mounting system made for those iconic fight scenes (they used a wooden rod as the "blade").
The huge price tag suggests just how much Star Wars gear means to fans and collectors even decades after the original films.