"R2-D2" hero articulating claw from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. ...

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"R2-D2" hero articulating claw from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. "R2-D2" hero articulating claw from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. (TCF, 1980) The beloved droid character R2-D2 has used his inventory of gadgets to escape from many sticky situations in the Star Wars epics. Offered here is one such device that aided him in arguably the most beloved installment of the original trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back. Measuring 4 in. long and custom-crafted from machined metal, this is the claw that R2-D2 deploys on the swampy planet Dagobah to "wrestle" (unsuccessfully!) with Yoda over a small flashlight. This is most likely the only example of this claw created for the film, which opens and closes via a spring mechanism. A rare opportunity to obtain a screen matching R2-D2 component from the original trilogy, used in a very memorable scene when the audience is introduced to Yoda. In fine production used condition.

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