he construction of these weapons is, by ancient tradition, one of the tests of craft that each would-be techpriest armourer must undertake under the tutelage of the Myrmidon Warsmiths of the Panopticon Orbital in the Lathe System. Aspirants are given a complex and randomly
incomplete pattern for the weapon, and through skill and divination must produce a working gun to their master’s satisfaction. The successful finished articles are then offered up to the Omnissiah as a sacrifice, and vaporised on the plasma-fire altars of the Machine God. It is quite common for the tech-priests who have studied at the Panopticon to continue to make these pistols in this ritualistic way as a form of mediation and to hone their skills, either using them as personal armaments or giving them as gifts to favoured servants, or more rarely offering them for sale.
These intricate automata-guns feature two separate ammunition cylinders and count as being fitted with a Fire Selector (see Dark Heresy page 142).
Panoptic Pistol Profile[]
| Class | Range | RoF | Dam | Pen | Clip | Rld | Special | Wt | Cost | Avail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pistol | 35m | S/2/- | 1d10+3 I | 0 | 5 (×2) | 2Full | Reliable | 2kg | 225 | Rare |
SB Requirement: 1
Inquisitor's Handbook content
Can only be found on Hive Worlds.