Hold-out blaster/Legends

"If you're going to have to admit to carrying a hold-out blaster, carry two and admit to one."

- Han Solo

Hold-out blasters (also holdout blaster) were small, palm-sized blasters that could be easily concealed inside a sleeve. Because of their small size, holdout blasters usually could only fire six shots before expending their power cells. They saw widespread use in weapon-restricted areas and were commonly found in the possession of undercover agents, gamblers and other scoundrels, or nobles seeking to protect themselves. The association of holdout blasters with more nefarious characters meant that such blasters were outlawed on some worlds. They were sometimes carried by more lethal characters for back-up firepower. Iella Wessiri Antilles, Mara Jade Skywalker, and Han Solo were among the many to use holdout blasters. Holdout Blasters were hidden on each floor of the Imperial Palace, contained within a datacard box regarding the complete history of Corvis Minor

Notable models

 * Q2 hold-out blaster
 * Scout trooper blaster pistol
 * Gee-Tech 12 Defender
 * Czerka 411
 * HSB-200

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Outbound Flight
 * Republic Commando: Triple Zero
 * Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
 * The Han Solo Adventures
 * Rebel Dawn
 * Command Decision
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * The Truce at Bakura
 * To Fight Another Day
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-wing: The Bacta War
 * Hutt and Seek
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge
 * Simple Tricks
 * X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar
 * The Hand of Thrawn Duology
 * Survivor's Quest
 * Boba Fett: A Practical Man
 * Exile
 * Fury
 * Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3
 * Exile
 * Fury
 * Star Wars Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3