Buckinghamshire company hopes Star Wars lightsaber will fetch $3m

A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films could fetch up to $3m (£2.25m) when it goes up for auction. Auctioneer Propstore, based in Chenies, Buckinghamshire, said the movie relic will be on offer in a live sale in Los Angeles between 4 and 6 September. The weapon - which featured in films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi - is estimated to go for at least $1m (£750,000) and could be snapped up for three times that figure. Brandon Alinger, Propstore's chief...