| Perhaps the most famous prop weapon in the | | | | The origin of the lightsaber is variously attributed to |
| history of movies is the lightsaber, used by both the | | | | classic science fiction stories that describe force-field |
| brave Jedi Knights and the evil Sith Lords, in George | | | | weapons, and to certain episodes of sci-fi TV shows, |
| Lucas's Star Wars film series. This iconic movie | | | | but Lucas is on record as stating that he simply |
| weapon is one of the most coveted pieces of movie | | | | wanted a weapon that allowed for swordfights like |
| memorabilia, and not surprisingly, the originals props | | | | those in period adventure films, such as The |
| used in the movies are almost never for sale. Despite | | | | Adventures of Robin Hood, and since simple metal |
| this, given the appeal of the lightsaber, it's not | | | | swords would seem out of place, and the film |
| surprising that a wide range of replica versions are | | | | already contained laser guns, the obvious solution |
| available to collectors. | | | | was for "laser swords". |