DH-17 blaster pistol

The DH-17 blaster pistol was a close-combat blaster pistol produced by BlasTech Industries.

Description
The DH-17 blaster pistol was commonly used by soldiers of the Rebel Alliance for shipboard combats, and sometimes the officers of the Galactic Empire carried it instead of the standard E-11 blaster rifles.

The pistol was dependable on a semiautomatic setting, firing in short bursts. On automatic, the power was drained in 20 seconds.

History
During the Galactic Civil War, many rebel troopers were armed with DH-17 blaster pistols. When the Alliance members were on a run from the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Devastator to transmit the stolen Death Star plans to the rebel base on Yavin 4, their ship, the CR90 corvette Tantive IV was halted and the Imperial stormtroopers entered the ship. To prevent the incoming enemies, rebel soldiers attacked with DH-17 blasters but were eventually defeated.

Four years later, some of the Alliance troopers fought with DH-17s during the Battle of Endor.

Behind the scenes
The DH-17 blaster pistols first appeared in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The pistols were first named as "DH-17"s in the canon continuity from Ultimate Star Wars, a reference book published in April 28, 2015.