Blaster pistol
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A blaster pistol was a small, hand-held version of a blaster rifle, and was commonly referred to simply as a "blaster." Pistols were commonly smaller than rifles, with enough power to kill a humanoid and punch through body armor, though they did not have the energy to pierce the hull of a starship. Ownership and use was regulated in many systems, generally in the form of restrictions and regulations. Coruscant was one such example, as was the mining world of Peragus II, where only lower strength mining lasers were allowed.
There were many different varieties of blaster pistols. There were also larger, more powerful versions known as heavy blaster pistols, and smaller, precision pistols known as sporting blasters or hold-out blasters. BlasTech Industries was perhaps the most famous and popular manufacturer of the blaster pistol, and produced a variety of models throughout galactic history.
Pistols were firearms used as sidearms or backup weapons. A pistol would tend to have less firepower than its rifle or carbine cousins. Blaster pistols could be seen just about everywhere in the galaxy. A pistol may have been the one of the most common weapons, but was usually not the weapon of choice, mainly due to its short range and lack of power. However, some pistols, like the DC-17 hand blaster, had incredible amounts of power and firing speed for a sidearm.
Normally, a soldier's favorite place for his pistol was in its holster. But in emergency situations, it could mean the difference between life, death, or worse.
[edit] Notable models
- Bryar pistol
- DC-15 blaster
- DC-15s side arm blaster
- DC-17 hand blaster
- DE-10 blaster pistol
- DH-17 blaster pistol
- DH-23 blaster pistol
- DL-18 blaster pistol
- DL-21 blaster pistol
- DL-22 blaster pistol
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- L-23 blaster pistol
- S-5 heavy blaster pistol
- SBP-200 blaster pistol
- KYD-21 blaster pistol
- Model 44 blaster pistol
- DD6 blaster pistol
- IR-5 blaster pistol
- 434 blaster pistol
- Q2 hold-out blaster
- SE-14 blaster pistol
- SSK-7 heavy blaster pistol
- WESTAR-34 blaster pistol
- Scout Trooper Blaster Pistol
- ELG-3A blaster pistol
[edit] Appearances
- Nearly all Expanded Universe stories, comics, video games, all six Star Wars films and all film novelizations
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Dark Forces
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy
[edit] Sources
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- Arms and Equipment Guide
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
