It was used in the "I am your father" scene. It became the most expensive Star Wars item, it was sold for a record price

The sale price of $4.87 million surpassed the previous auction record for a "Star Wars" prop.

The previous record belonged to the other lightsaber on the Cloud City stage.

The gun used by Luke Skywalker in this scene was sold for $3.75 million at Heritage Auctions in July.

In addition to the sword, that sale also included a severed hand effect setup created by makeup artist Stuart Freeborn using actor Mark Hamill's hand mold.

MADE FROM OLD CAMERA PARTS

Most of the lightsabers seen in the original trilogy were not custom-built from scratch.

Instead, the flash holders of old cameras were converted into these weapons.

The models used in the fight scenes were specially adapted to withstand the blows of the shooting and to carry the stage knives.

However, none of these items were included in the auction.

The iconic glow of the guns was added frame by frame by the artists in the post-production phase after the shooting was completed.

Darth Vader's lightsaber bears damage that indicates it was used as an active dueling item, according to the auction catalogue.

The sword has scratches, a crack, a missing section of the upper protective cover, and a partially broken hilt.

In the "Ultimate Star Wars" sale organized by Heritage Auctions, approximately 200 props and works of art belonging to the series and spin-off productions such as "The Mandalorian" were auctioned.

Other standout pieces included items from the movie "The Empire Strikes Back."

The rifle used by the Boba Fett character was sold for 375 thousand dollars.

The miniature model of the Snowspeeder vehicle used in the filming and belonging to actress Carrie Fisher, who once played Princess Leia, was sold for 200 thousand dollars.

27 more different lightsabers were also offered for sale at the auction.

Among these were the swords used by the characters Obi Wan Kenobi, played by Ewan McGregor, and Rey Skywalker, played by Daisy Ridley.

Apart from Darth Vader's record-breaking sword, the other lightsabers that reached the highest price were the weapons of Darth Maul and Anakin Skywalker.

The Darth Maul sword used by Ray Park in the movie "The Phantom Menace" and the Anakin Skywalker sword used by Hayden Christensen in the movie "Revenge of the Sith" were sold for 162 thousand 500 dollars each.

Other screen-use "Star Wars" items that have previously received million-dollar bids include an airplane model and a robot.

A miniature Red Leader X-wing Starfighter model was sold for over $3.13 million in 2023.

A fully equipped R2-D2 unit was sold for 2.75 million dollars in 2017.