United Kingdom, Sept. 5 -- Darth Vader's lightsaber sold for a staggering $3,654,000.

The iconic Star Wars weapon - which was wielded by David Prowse and his stunt double Bob Anderson in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi - went under the hammer in Los Angeles on Thursday (04.09.25) and one lucky fan snapped up the prop for a franchise record of $2,900,000, with the final total reached by adding on the buyer's premium paid to auction house Propstore.

The prop in question is said to be the only hero lightsaber from the original Star Wars trilogy to ever go up for auction and was part of Propstore's Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction, which continues on Friday (05.09.25).

Brandon Alinger, Propstore COO, said: "The result ...