Lightsabers from “Star Wars” films, including one used in “I am your father” duel, go up for auction

October 9, 2026 / 11:34 AM EDT / CBS/AP

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.

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 to be held by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12.

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

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.

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.

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…

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