DH-42 blaster pistol

The DH-42 blaster pistol was a model of blaster pistol. Visually similar to the DH-17, the DH-42 was smaller and more compact, capable of burst firing blaster bolts in rapid succession with a great deal of accuracy. Despite this, the blaster was prone to overheating, its tip eventually becoming molten red—when this happened, the user had to vent the blaster of excess heat by racking a heat release slide on the top of the blaster before being able to fire again.

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