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February 10&mdash;DL-3 blaster pistol
The DL-3 blaster pistol was a type of, the second military-issue sidearm to be produced by the in its first centuries of existence. Originally developed to fulfill a set of specification put forth by the  for a standardized  for use by all branches of its armed forces, this weapon saw widespread use throughout the time of the. A favorite sidearm of troopers,  officers and security personnel as well as the Republic Marines, it was often used as a backup weapon, or as an alternative to a full-sized battle rifle in close-quarters combat situations.

Developed during the, the design was derived from the company's earlier offering, which was based on the idea of reducing the vital components of a in order to provide higher-powered shots in a smaller frame. After acceptance for use with the Republic's armed forces, the DL-3 became very popular, eventually spawning a number of copies including the black-market DKL-7 and a -engineered clone. Because the DL-3 was much prized by those who wielded it, the pistol was eventually augmented, but never quite replaced, by the refined and longer-ranged DL-5 model.