EE-3 carbine rifle/Legends

The EE-3 carbine rifle was a blaster that was modeled after the E-11 blaster rifle used by Imperial Stormtroopers. The rifle consisted of a small handle attached to a long circular barrel. An alternate version of this model features a modified scope mounting and hand grips that run the length of the barrel.

History
The EE-3 was used famously by the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Fett modified his by adding a stock and an electronic scope for distance shooting, making it a dangerous weapon. Prince Xizor also used an EE-3 to try to kill Luke Skywalker as the Jedi and his friends escaped the Falleen's palace on Coruscant. Another user of this weapon was the Zabrak bounty hunter Sugi, who wielded it during the Clone Wars.

Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Battlefront II, the rifle discharges a three-round burst. Note also that in the game, Fett's blaster uses the same graphics as the E-11 Blaster Rifle. It is likely, however, that this was simply done to save memory space on the disk, as many similar situations take place with Jango Fett, Leia Organa, and other characters.

The prop Boba Fett uses in the films is a modified Webley & Scott № 1 Mark "I" Flare Gun, built for use by British troops during WWI. To make it into the weapon of an intergalactic bounty hunter, prop makers added a rifle scope, some detail parts to the stock and either an MPP Microflash or Heiland Synchronar flash unit (the same models used for Darth Vader’s Lightsaber) protruding from the end of the barrel. There were also some blocky detail pieces added between the scope mounts and the body of the gun.

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the Webley & Scott was used again, only this time more detail was added, primarily to the barrel. Presumably this was because the prop would be featured prominently in the skiff battle scenes where Luke Skywalker slices it in half with his lightsaber. The Heiland flash unit was gone and a beefier barrel with ribbed hand grips was built over the existing flare gun barrel. The same scope was used, but for some reason it was mounted pointing in the opposite direction from the Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back version. The scope was also mounted farther back on the gun and slightly lower. The blocky detail parts on the scope mounts were also eliminated.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * The Hutt Gambit
 * Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire 4
 * Rebel Dawn
 * Outbid But Never Outgunned
 * Payback
 * The Force Unleashed II novel
 * Star Wars: Empire 4: Betrayal, Part 4
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Boba Fett: Overkill
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novel
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars 44: The Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord
 * Thank the Maker
 * Shadows of the Empire comic
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel
 * Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade
 * Tales of the Bounty Hunters
 * The Mandalorian Armor
 * Slave Ship
 * Hard Merchandise
 * Star Wars 81: Jawas of Doom
 * Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Revenants
 * ''Bloodlines
 * Sacrifice
 * Revelation
 * Invincible
 * Revelation
 * Invincible

Non-canon appearances

 * Prey
 * Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi