A saber used by Dark Vader in “Star Wars” auction

Estimated up to three million dollars, this saber that served Dark Vader to cut Luke Skywalker’s hand in “The Empire Counter-attack”, will be auctioned in Los Angeles in early September.

The famous lightsaber from Dark Vader. Meanwhile, which was used to cut Luke Skywalker’s hand in the episode of Star Wars The counterattack empirewas exhibited this Wednesday, August 6 in London, before being auctioned in Los Angeles in early September.

This “Saint Grail” is likely to cost his future buyer an arm: it is estimated up to three million dollars (2.6 million euros).

“It is simply an incredible play in the history of cinema. Furthermore, ” Brandon Alderger, director of operations of the Propstore sales center, told AFP during a presentation in the most important lots of the sale.

“We were amazed” – Saber used dark vader "star

The weapon was handled by Dark Vader during legendary combat saber used dark vader “star scenes in The counterattack empire (1980). Similarly, et The return of the Jedi (1983). Consequently, David Prowse, the actor behind the black mask, and the Bob Anderson stuntman actually used two models. One, without blade, attached to the wicked belt, and the other, for the combat scenes, with a wooden blade.

This is the version used for fighting. but devoid of its wooden blade, which is on sale, after being kept for 40 years by an American individual.

“Someone (…) came to see us and said to us: ‘I have that to sell’. We were amazed. ” said the founder of Propstore, Stephen Lane, comparing the importance of this piece to that of the red shoes carried by Judy Garland in the Magician of Oz.

Experts have authenticated the object by comparing its bumps and scratches to those visible in the films. “Look at the big bump on the back. it saber used dark vader “star probably comes from the blade of the Laser Saber (Luke Skywalker’s actor) Mark Hamill,” said Brandon Alderger.

Several other cult cinema objects put up for sale

Despite its value. the object consists of part of an old camera flash, to which were added recovery parts, resulting in particular from a calculator.

Among the other parts offered during this auction which will be held from September 4 to 6. there are the whip, the belt and the case used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the last crusade (1989).

But also a “neuralyzer” used by J (Will Smith). K (Tommy Lee Jones) agents to erase memory in Men in Black (1997). The light object, whose LED display still works, could reach $ 150. 000 dollars (around 129,700 euros)