Snare rifle/Legends
The snare rifle was a cord-shooting weapon designed to ensnare a target so that they can be captured alive.
Description
The snare rifle fired a weighted cord that wrapped around the target and ensnared it, stopping it or slowing it down. Although seemingly a primitive weapon, this rifle was useful to a bounty hunter who was operating on a planet with strict weapon laws that banned or restricted his usual arsenal of stunning weapons, such as blasters, stun grenades, and grenade launchers.[1] The snare rifle was quite similar to the snare gun used by slavers. The snare pistol was a smaller version of the snare rifle.
The snare rifle weighed 5 kilograms and was able to fire 5 shots before needing to be reloaded. The weapon cost 1,200 credits. The specialized replacement cartridges weighed 2 kilograms and cost 50 credits each.[1]
Variants
The GRS-1 snare rifle manufactured by Merr-Sonn Munitions was a high-tech variant of the basic snare rifle. Rather than firing a cord, it fired a burst of shockstun mist incapacitating the target, followed up by a liquid spraynet that covered the target, quickly solidifying to hold the target fast. This particular variant was used by Zuckuss, a Gand bounty hunter.
Appearances
- Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (First appearance)
Sources
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Pack: 4-LOM) (backup link)- Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations
- Star Wars Gamer 6
"We Don't Need That Scum" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- Scum and Villainy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Head-to-Head
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Scum and Villainy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Scum and Villainy indicates that this weapon has the range of a rifle. Specifics of this range are detailed in the Saga Edition Core Rulebook.