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Obi-Wan Kenobi's (Ewan McGregor) lightweight lightsaber hilt from George Lucas' Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Obi-Wan carried his lightsaber throughout the film as he acted as Qui-Gon Jinn's (Liam Neeson) Padawan apprentice. It also appeared on page 21 of Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary.

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace introduced audiences to the world before A New Hope, and thus a younger Obi-Wan. The film shattered numerous box office records, and dethroned Jurassic Park's records for both largest single-day gross and fastest to gross $100 million USD in five days. This prequel film was nominated for numerous Academy Awards®, BAFTA®, and Grammy Awards® for technical and musical achievements.

This lightsaber hilt is predominantly resin with several static switches, a black circular fixture where it was previously attached to a belt clip, and a steel blade emitter, a feature unique to the film's lightsaber props. It also features horizontal cut-outs in the black grip which distinguish it as a lightweight stunt-style hilt, as the aluminum hero hilts featured silver cut-outs. The black iteration appeared onscreen in numerous shots. The lot exhibits some wear to the paint and small chips in the resin. Dimensions: 11" x 2" x 2" (30 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm)

Estimate: $30,000 - 60,000

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