Arkanian heavy pistol

The Arkanian heavy pistol was a type of heavy blaster pistol manufactured by the Arkanians at some point around the year 5,956 BBY, which was before heavy blaster pistols became popular. Roughly two thousand years later, during the Jedi Civil War and Dark Wars fought between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, the weapons were still superior to many newer designs. However, the Arkanian heavy pistols were incompatible with new modifications at that point. During that time, the weapons could be found for sale on planets such as Manaan, Onderon, and Taris.

Behind the scenes
The Arkanian heavy pistol made its first appearance in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a 2003 video game by BioWare which was released for Xbox on July 17, 2003 and for PC on November 18, 2003. In the game, it was sold by Igear in the Taris Undercity and by Tyvark Luowan in his general store in Ahto City on Manaan. Later, the pistol appeared in the Obsidian Entertainment's sequel to the first game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, which was released for Xbox on December 6, 2004, and for PC on February 8, 2005. In the second game, the pistol could be found in the inventory of Margar in the Iziz spaceport on Onderon.

Between the two games, the attributes of the Arkanian heavy pistol remained largely the same; both games made the weapon slightly more powerful and accurate than a standard heavy blaster pistol. In addition, neither game allowed the weapon to receive upgrades. Due to the game's close-range combat system, the pistol had a maximum firing range of twenty-three meters, which was the same as the game's standard heavy blaster pistol. Besides appearing in the games, the pistol also received entries in the Prima Games strategy guide for each game.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords