WES-series

The WES-series were a series of automatic blaster rifles manufactured by WESTAR, an arms company based in the Mandalore sector. The first weapon of this line, the WES-1 blaster rifle, was introduced c. 200 BBY and was used by members of the Aka'liit, a Mandalorian military order that fought to restore the Mandalorian clans as the galaxy's military superpower and were known for their wars against the Hutts, Thyrsians, and Ithullans. The WES-2B, WES-3, and WES-X-1A models were popular among the Old Mandalorians during the Mandalorian Civil War and subsequent Great Clan Wars. The WES-series was largely faded out of used among the Mandalorians by the time of the Separatist Crisis with the production of the WESTAR M5 blaster carbine and WESTAR 35 blaster pistol (and its blaster rifle variant). The WES-X-1B and WES-X-2 models were produced during the Clone Wars, which became popular among some mercenaries and pirates. During the Galactic Civil War, WESTAR produced the WES-4 model and distributed the weapons to black markets operating on Mandalore. The WES-5A model, which featured rotary-style barrel and had the fastest firing rate of all its predecessors, was introduced during the early Yuuzhan Vong War and was sold to various mercenary units. The WES-F1, which was considered to be part of the WES-series, was actually a flamethrower rather than a blaster, but nonetheless became a common weapon used by Mandalorians in the New Republic era.