Star Trek Weapons - Original Series - Type 3 Phaser Rifle (2266)

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As the result of serious deficiencies in Starfleet weapons systems revealed during the Federation Weapons Research and Development Hearings of 2250, it was by order of the Federation Council and Starfleet Command that on June 7, 2251, Starfleet Tactical was established to oversee all future weapons R&D and defensive strategies, with administrative offices located at Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco on Earth, under the command of the Chief of Starfleet Tactical. Under this division, the old laser based weapons technologies of the 2250’s would give way to the breakthrough phaser technologies of the 2260’s. With regards to Starfleet Personal Hand Weapons, the model shown here represents the first Type 3 Phaser Rifle, developed (concurrently with the smaller and less powerful Types 1 and 2 personal hand phasers) during the early 2260’s and issued to Starfleet personnel on a limited basis in 2265. With an overall length of 37 ½ inches, it consisted of a light tri-deutanium frame housing a rotating triple pre-fire chamber system designed to provide variable plasma intensity to the nadion phase emitter utilizing a variable power control system. The rifle featured both gyro stabilization and auto tracking systems greatly increasing the effectiveness of the weapon. *** Please Note: This model is based on the phaser rifle seen only once in the Star Trek original TV series episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before” which aired on September 22, 1966. #Earth #Enterprise #Federation #firearm #gun #nadion #phaser #pistol #Roddenberry #Sci_fi #Scifi #Space #Space_travel #Star_Trek #Starfleet #Starfleet_Tactical #Startrek #weapon