Dissuader KD-30
The Dissuader KD-30 was a highly specialized slugthrower produced by Kelvarek Consolidated Arms and used during the reigns of the Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire and the New Republic. The weapon fired hollow slugs filled with acid, which were capable of dissolving armor, flesh and bone. KD-30s cost 
350, and needed to be reloaded every ten shots, firing to a maximum range of 100 meters.
Description
The KD-30 slugthrower pistol was a small model of highly specialized slugthrower pistol, which weighed 1.4 kilograms.[2] With a range of 100 meters,[1] it fired metal-coated slugs which were hollow and filled with borless acid. The contents of these projectiles would eat through any armor that it struck, as well as flesh and bone. Ten of these slugs could be fired before a KD-30 needed to be reloaded.[2]
History
Produced by Kelvarek Consolidated Arms, the KD-30 required a permit to use and sold for 350, with the ammunition costing 100 per ten slugs.[2] The weapons were available in the period following the year 1000 BBY,[3] during the reign of the Galactic Republic, and continued to be used into the reign of the Galactic Empire and later the New Republic.[2]
Behind the scenes
The Dissuader KD-30 slugthrower pistol was designed for the Arms & Equipment Guide, a supplement to Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Roleplaying Game. The book was released in 2002, written by Owen K.C. Stephens and Jeff Grubb with illustrations of the weapons by Chris Trevas.
Sources
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology (First mentioned) (As "Dissuader KD-30")
- Arms & Equipment Guide
- Lords of Nal Hutta
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Arms & Equipment Guide
- ↑ The Arms & Equipment Guide states that the earliest publishing era the pistols appear in is the Rise of the Empire era, which according to the Star Wars Blog post "Eras of Adventure" by Leland Chee, begins in the year 1000 BBY.