United Kingdom, Sept. 2 -- Darth Vader's lightsaber could fetch up to $3 million at auction.

The iconic Star Wars weapon - which was used by actor David Prowse and his stunt double Bob Anderson in famous fight scenes in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi - is going on sale later this week, and with Propstore.com previously selling an X-Wing Fighter model for $2.3 million back in 2022, the firm are expecting the prop to go for even more.

Brandon Alinger, COO of Prop Store, told TMZ: "We got a phone call from a gentleman who said, 'Hey, I have one of the original lightsaber props'. They did have a few, it's not the only one, but it's very specifically the one that Darth Vader used to duel Luke Skywalker, it gets the fans excit...