BlasTech TriBolt

The TriBolt was a three-barreled blaster pistol produced by BlasTech Industries. It was a "rotary pistol", meaning it contained several barrels that rotated as it fired blaster bolts in rapid succession similar to that of the much larger rotary blaster cannons.

Description
The body of the TriBolt was very similar to the S-5 heavy blaster pistol produced by Theed Arms, though lacked a scope and, as its name indicated, had three barrels; the entire frame of the pistol was made of metal, and its pistol grip was made of a highly heat-resistance polymer. On its standard setting, the TriBolt fired one blaster bolt at a time as its barrels rotated; it also contained a "scattergun" setting that fired three bolts from all three barrels at once, though this quickly diminished the pistol's tibanna reserves and power cell. On its standard setting, the TriBolt could fire up to 200 blaster bolts before its tibanna reserve had to be refilled; its power cell could handle up to 50 bolts before it had to be replaced. The TriBolt's blaster bolts were orange when using tibanna gas of average quality.

History
The TriBolt was designed in 27 BBY and entered production in 25 BBY, and was intended to be sold to the Coruscant Security Force's specialist units. After extensive field testing, however, the CSF favored other blaster models and the TriBolt subsequently fell out of production. The few hundred TriBolts that existed eventually ended up in the black market, and subsequently in the hands of some mercenaries and pirates. This led to an investigation on BlasTech Industries, as they were suspected of selling their unused merchandise to criminal organizations.