{"id":1102,"date":"2025-09-04T20:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/darth-vaders-lightsaber-is-up-for-auction\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:11:45","slug":"darth-vaders-lightsaber-is-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/darth-vaders-lightsaber-is-up-for-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Darth Vader\u2019s lightsaber is up for auction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Darth Vader\u2019s lightsaber is about to become someone\u2019s prized possession. It\u2019s up for auction<\/a> alongside a bunch of other iconic movie props, as spotted earlier by The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. The auction is hosted by the memorabilia company Propstore, and it estimates that Vader\u2019s lightsaber will fetch anywhere from $1 million to $3 million.<\/p>\n

Darth Vader had this weapon in hand in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> (1980) and Return of the Jedi <\/em>(1983). As noted by Propstore, it\u2019s made from a 1950s British camera flash bulb attachment, which prop makers modified with plastic grips, electrical wires, and magnification bubbles used in vintage calculators.<\/p>\n

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In an interview with CBS News<\/a>, Propstore CEO Brian Alinger said the lightsaber came from someone who received it as a gift while visiting the set of Star Wars<\/em> as a child. Propstore matched the lightsaber to the Star Wars <\/em>films \u201cbased on specific damage to the body.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s plenty of other exciting memorabilia up for grabs during the auction, with the whip used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/em> (1989) expected to net $250,000 to $500,00, and Keaton\u2019s Batsuit<\/a> from the original Batman<\/em> (1989), estimated at $250,000 to $500,000. <\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll also find a Spider-Man suit<\/a> worn by Tobey Maguire, Wolverine\u2019s claws<\/a> from Logan<\/em> (2017), a Neuralyzer<\/a> used in Men in Black <\/em>(1997), and Chris Evans\u2019 Captain America shield<\/a> from Age of Ultron<\/em> (2015).<\/p>\n

You can browse the full catalog on Propstore\u2019s website<\/a>. The auction runs from September 4th to the 6th.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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