WESTAR-35 blaster pistol

The WESTAR-35 blaster pistol, also known as the MandalTech Jai'galaar model blaster, was a blaster pistol model manufactured by Concordian Crescent Technologies. They were commonly used by the Mandalorians of Death Watch during the Clone Wars and continued to see use by Mandalorians into the Imperial Era and beyond.
==Characteristics==
The WESTAR-35 was widely favored by humans of Mandalorian heritage, who would very often dual-wield them in combat. Besides its official designation, it was also referred to as a "MandalTech Jai'galaar model." The pistol featured a stun setting and sealed low-maintenance construction.Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger The angular design of the weapon was consistent with typical Mandalorian artistic style. The Mandalorian Sabine Wren's blasters featured precision barrel, a cooling unit, rapid burst power cache, gas and power cell cartridge slot unit, a magnetic-grip handle, a low-power pulse warning, pressure-sensitive trigger, and a flash suppressor.Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide Like other Mandalorian blasters, the WESTAR-35 was able to shoot both yellow and blue colored blaster bolts.
==History==
During the Clone Wars, Death Watch used the blasters often, as well as GALAAR-15 blaster carbines. Their leader Pre Vizsla owned at least two of these pistols, and used them as his primary weapons in battle, including in his final duel against the renegade Sith Lord Maul, who had challenged him for leadership of the group. Cad Bane obtain one such blaster after escaping from Republic prison along with Moralo Eval and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was disguised as Rako Hardeen. The Duros gave the blaster to Hardeen.
In the Age of the Empire, the Mandalorian and rebel Sabine Wren also owned a pair of customized WESTAR-35s that she modified and stylized with different colors. One pistol was blue and the other one was yellow, which she carried in her thigh holsters. Her pistols could connect to her helmet's heads-up display, giving it information on a target's range, and how many shots were left in the blaster. Additionally, her blaster pistols vibrated when she ran out of ammunition without her helmet on. On one occasion, the Weequay pirate captain Hondo Ohnaka remarked that such weapons were valuable to black market traders. This particular pair was able to function underwater.
During the New Republic Era, members of the Tribe, an organization consisting of Mandalorian survivors of the Great Purge of Mandalore, made use of WESTAR-35 blaster pistols. In 9 ABY,According to , The Mandalorian is set five years after Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY, meaning that The Mandalorian is set in 9 ABY. several members of the Tribe used the blaster pistols when combating members of the Bounty Hunters' Guild during the rescue of a child. During the same time they were also used by members of the Mandalorian resistance.
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Category:Blaster pistols
Category:Concordian Crescent Technologies products
Category:Mandalorian weapons