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- "It's like a projectile from a slugthrower. Like someone whipped a rock real fast."
- ―Joss Adren
![Projectile rifle TFA](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/a3/Projectile_rifle_TFA.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20221126010832)
A projectile rifle
Slugthrowers were a type of handheld projectile range weapon that used kinetic energy to fire solid projectiles (known as slugs), as opposed to the energy bolts fired by a blaster.[2] Slugs could be fired by weapons such as a slugthrower pistol,[3] slugthrower rifle,[4] and scatter gun.[5]
Carnelion IV inhanbitants, the Open and Closed, used a variety of slugthrower weapons in their war against each other, some gatling gun variants are vehicle mounted on Open's large bipedal walkers.[6]
Slugthrowers were surprisingly useful against lightsabers, as when a slug flying at high speed made contact with a plasma blade, it would simply melt instead of being deflected like a typical blaster bolt. Molten vapor fragments and/or shrapnel could then scatter towards the face or bare hands of the lightsaber user, and cause harm if they were not careful.[7]
Jas Emari used a custom made slugthrower rifle in the months preceding the Battle of Jakku.[8]
Shotguns were similar to scatter gun slugthrowers.[9]
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- Ultimate Star Wars
Star Wars Helmet Collection 1 (Databank A-Z: Ask Aak–Stass Allie) (Picture only)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Helmets: Tusken Raider)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 32 (Helmets: Hoth Rebel Soldier)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Helmets: Zam Wesell)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 58 (Databank A-Z: Tusken Raiders–Captain Typho)
- Unlimited Power
Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Highlights of the Saga: The End of Endurance) (Picture only)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Weapons & Uniforms: Aurra Sing) (Picture only)
- Rise of the Separatists
- Collapse of the Republic
- Gadgets and Gear
"Cut and Run" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of the Season 2 Finale"
- Under The Helmet: The Legacy Of Boba Fett
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "The Book of Boba Fett"
Ahsoka Tano in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)