A 280 Blaster Rifle

A-280 blaster rifle is a personal ranged weapon from the fictional universe of star wars. Among the soldiers of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic, the BlasTech A-280 blaster rifle is a standard issue blaster rifle

During the Battle of Hoth in 'The Empire Strikes Back', the rifle was observed in the hands of the Rebel Alliance soldiers. It was also seen in the hands of the Rebel Alliance commandos during the Battle of Endor and in 'Return of the Jedi'. The BlasTech A-280 blaster rifle prop that was used in 'The Empire strikes back' was built from the 2nd World War-era German Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle. The A-280 blaster rifles that were in the hands of the Rebel Alliance commandos in 'Return of the Jedi' seemed to be a mixture of the original A-280 blaster rifles from 'The Empire Strikes back' and A-280s that were built from parts and components from the M-16/Ar-15 series rifles.

The elements and apparatus from Colt Commando rifles were mostly used in the production. As seen in episode V of 'The Empire Strikes back', the A-280 seems to be able to be produced as a rifle or carbine. During the battle of Hoth, when the rebels gather in trenches, there are many distinct types of blasters. A 280 Blaster Rifle In states that the BlasTech A-280 rifle was one of the best armor-piercing blasters produced during the time of Galactic Civil War. They were much heavier than Imperial-issue rifles like the E-11.

The weapon is powerful enough to cut a fully-armored stromtrooper in half at medium range. A 280 Blaster Rifle elaborates that the weapon as well as its predecessor, the DLT-20A were marketed as Longblasters. In the A 280, its Galvan circuits were clustered near the focusing crystal. Thus the weapon gets a slight bulge at the midsection and provided it with more power over a longer range. A 280 Blaster Rifle magnifies that shortly before the Battle of Endor; quite a lot of these rifles were stolen by Janse for the Rebels. This rifle prop was built from a World War II-era German MP-44 'assault rifle'. Wikipedia

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