Inferno pistol

This article is about the inferno pistol. For other uses of Infernus, see Infernus (disambiguation).

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Inferno Pistols are pistol-sized melta weapons of highly specialised and ancient technology created by Artificers. They are close to impossible to recreate and are rarely used as only a mere handful of them may exist in each Sector of space.^{[1][2][7a][8]}

Overview

Mars-pattern Inferno Pistol^[1]

Possessing an Inferno Pistol is a sign of status, and few but the influential and powerful have the privilege to own one of these valuable devices.^[7b] Inferno Pistols are available for use by the most privileged members of the Ordo Hereticus and Adepta Sororitas.^[2]

The Blood Angels use a variation known as the Infernus Pistol, which are prized relics of the Chapter dating back to the Dark Age of Technology.^[3] One of the more famous users of the Infernus Pistol is Commander Dante of the Blood Angels, whose sidearm is known as the Perdition Pistol.^[9]

Types

• Conflagration Infernus Pistol

Notable Inferno Pistols

• Fyrestorm
• Ignis Judicium^[6]
• The Perdition Pistol - Wielded by Commander Dante of the Blood Angels.^[9]
• Catechist

Images

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  Inferno Pistol of Inquisitor Malich, hand-crafted by Master Artificer Ernst Heckler in M38 ^[2]

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  Inferno Pistol^[4]

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  Blood Angels Inferno Pistol^[5]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

• The first inferno pistol to be conceptualised in Warhammer 40,000 was the pistol featured on the first miniature of Commander Dante. When it was decided that this would not be a weapon completely unique to Dante, his specific weapon was named the Perdition Pistol to distinguish it from a generic inferno pistol.^[9]

See also

• Blood Angels Armoury
• Inquisition Armoury

Sources

• 1: Rogue Trader Rulebook, pg. 122
• 2: Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition), pg. 21
• 3: Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition), pg. 57
• 4: Specialist Games Catalogue, pg. 107
• 5: White Dwarf 45 (2014)^[Help]
• 6: White Dwarf November 2019, pg.37
• 7: Dark Heresy Second Edition: Core Rulebook:
  • 7a: pg. 155
  • 7b: pg. 155
• 8: Only War: Core Rulebook, pg. 179
• 9: Warhammer 40,000: Character Encyclopedia, pgs. 30-31