The prop is believed to be the first of its kind to go on the market, as the other few lightsabers left from the original trilogy were instead cycled through museums.

The 'Star Wars' prop is part of a new big-ticket auction also featuring Sauron's helmet from 'Lord of the Rings.' ...

Both Luke Skywalker's original lightsaber hilt and Darth Vader's in the first 1977 Star Wars were props built from the handles of portable camera flashes from the 1940s. The original Skywalker ...