# Darth Vader strikes back at auction as his lightsaber from two original Star Wars films reclaims the record from Luke Skywalker’s prop

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/darth-vader-strikes-back-at-auction-as-his-lightsaber-from-two-original-star-wars-films-reclaims-the-record-from-luke-skywalkers-prop/
- Published: 2026-11-13T02:27:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T03:24:13+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/darth-vader-strikes-back-at-auction-as-his-lightsaber-from-two-original-star-wars-films-reclaims-the-record-from-luke-skywalker-s-prop/a-79935960?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- Vader’s lightsaber sold for $4.875 million.
- It reclaimed the Star Wars prop auction record from Luke’s.
- The hilt began as a 1950s camera flash attachment.

## Summary

Darth Vader’s lightsaber prop sold for $4.875 million (€4.4 million), setting a new auction record for a Star Wars collectible and surpassing the record set by Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber in July. The sale matters because the prop featured in two of the original trilogy’s defining duels between Vader and Luke.

Actor David Prowse and stunt performer Bob Anderson wielded the hilt in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi; its use in the 1977 film is possible but unconfirmed. It was built from a 1950s British camera flash attachment, with added grips and lenses, and auctioneers linked its distinctive marks to production images from the later films.

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