Snub Pistol

Generic Snub Pistol
Generic Snub Pistol
Group:	Ranged Weapon
Tech Level	TL–8
Size	?.0 mm
Weight	?.0 gm
Cost	Cr?
Ammo	9mm bullet, x15 rounds
Manufacturer	Various
Generic Snub Pistol

The Snub Pistol (190.0 grams loaded; Cr300,000; TL-8) is TBD.

• It is a KEW weapon.

Description (Specifications)

"Snub Pistol:" The snub pistol is a low velocity revolver designed for use on shipboard and in a zero-G environment. It fires 10 mm, 7 gram bullets at velocities of 100 to 150 meters per second. No magazine is used, six individual cartridges being inserted into the revolver separately. Reloading takes one combat round, two combat rounds if the firer is evading. Standard rounds include a tranquilizer round, gas round, high explosive round, and a high explosive shaped charge round to defeat personal armor. The snub pistol is a standard shipboard security weapon generally loaded with five tranquilizers and one gas round. More expensive pure combat versions of the snub pistol are available, generally in the automatic pistol configuration with extended magazines holding up to twenty rounds.

Length: 100 mm. Weight, unloaded: 250 grams (weight of six cartridges, regardless of type, is 30 grams). Base price for revolver: CR 150 (six cartridges, regardless of type, cost CR 10). Combat version costs CR 150. Loaded 20 round magazines weigh 125 grams and cost CR 40. Tech level 8.

Weapon Characteristics

Length: ?mm. Weight, unloaded: ? grams. Base price: Cr?.

History & Background (Dossier)

TBD

Selected Snub Pistol Models

1. TL-8 Snub Pistol
   1. Automatic Snub Pistol
   2. Revolver Snub Pistol

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Frank Chadwick. Mercenary (Game Designers Workshop, 1978), 37.
• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. The Travellers' Digest 17 (Digest Group Publications, 1989), 48-49.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), TBD.
• Dave Nilsen. Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science