# Darth Vader’s iconic lightsaber from ‘I am your father’ scene sells for staggering £3.7m

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/darth-vaders-iconic-lightsaber-from-i-am-your-father-scene-sells-for-staggering-3-7m/
- Published: 2026-11-13T12:54:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T13:33:18+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/us/darth-vaders-lightsaber-sells-37m
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Darth Vader’s lightsaber sold for nearly £3.7 million.
- The price was almost five times the estimate.
- It set a record for a Star Wars prop sold at auction.

## Summary

Darth Vader’s lightsaber from the “I am your father” confrontation in *The Empire Strikes Back* sold for nearly £3.7 million at auction in the United States. The price was almost five times the auction house’s estimate and set a record for the highest price paid at auction for a *Star Wars* prop.

Heritage Auctions had expected the lightsaber to sell for more than £750,000. It also appeared in *Return of the Jedi* and was among 27 lightsaber props offered in a sale that included other film memorabilia. The previous record was set in July, when Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber and severed hand from *The Empire Strikes Back* sold for more than £2.8 million.

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