Darth Vader's Actual Lightsaber Just Sold for $4.875 Million, Breaking Star Wars Auction Records

A prop lightsaber wielded by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy has just sold at auction for almost $5 million. This is the most amount of money a Star Wars prop has ever sold for, and it’s easy to see why. The lightsaber was featured in The Empire Strikes Back — largely seen as the best of the bunch — and Return of the Jedi , making it at least 46 years old. As reported by The Guardian , the sale was done through Heritage Auctions , and sold for $4.875 million.