They aren’t the most iconic blasters in the universe, but they are especially memorable–their accuracy sucks.

The Sterling, and the blasters based on it, were some of the first guns we saw in Star Wars and some of the most common. It’s possible that they were captured blasters as the DH-17 was also in service with Stormtroopers, albeit late in the war. This basic blaster was originally chambered for 9mm Luger and sports a handful of features including a grooved bolt that channels away debris and contaminants promoting reliability to a degree that makes the Sterling stand out today.īuilt terrestrially in standard and suppressed configurations, the Sterling was used to develop both the BlasTech E-11, the standard blaster employed by the Imperial forces as well as the DH-17 Blaster Pistol seen in the hands of Princess Leia’s Rebel guard. This handy submachine gun was in production across the Commonwealth for over four decades and in the galaxy far, far away was used as the platform for blasters deployed by troops fighting on all sides. The Sterling SMG was used as the backbone for some of the most memorable blasters in Star Wars.

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