Was Luke's lightsaber recovered after the final battle with Vader?

When Luke is fighting Vader in Return of the Jedi, as the Emperor is egging him on, Luke stops. He turns off his saber and tosses it aside. Vader throws Palpatine over the edge, and Luke drags Vader to the shuttle. Since it wouldn't fit the narrative and take away from the story, we obviously don't see Luke pick it up (do we?).

Are we to assume that he lost another lightsaber (just as his father lost them frequently)?

Or do we assume it was recovered off-screen, maybe a force grab while dragging dying Vader?

Or, is this explained elsewhere?

Or do I just need to rewatch the film again? It's been a while, some details are fuzzy.

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Best Answer

Yes, it was recovered.

We see it in the "celebration on Endor" scene a few minutes later, just after he's cremated his father.

Under the circumstances, we can assume that when he "hurled it aside", it simply rolled under the staircase behind the Emperor

According to the factbook "Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy: The Ultimate Guide to the Incredible Locations of Episodes IV, V, and VI", the saber was almost exactly where I guessed it was...

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