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While standard [[boltgun]]s are rarely used by the [[Imperial Guard]], bolt pistols are quite popular amongst the [[Commissar]]iat, and are frequently used by [[junior officer]]s and NCOs in place of their regular [[laspistol]] sidearms. It is likely that bolt pistols used by the Imperial Guard are smaller than the Astartes Mk III, based upon observations of the [[Inquisitor]] [[Thaddeus (Inquisitor)|Thaddeus]].
Outside of Space Marines and other elite Imperial forces, bolt pistols are rare and are signs of status and power. Only a minority can afford them because of the high cost of maintenance and ammunition. Sometimes they are passed down through the generations of noble families as heirlooms and relics detailed with elaborate scrollwork and family crests.<sup>1, 2</sup>
==Models==
*Ceres-pattern - Associated with the [[Imperial Navy]] and often found in the arsenal of [[Rogue Trader]]s.<sup>2</sup>
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>:[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)Dark Heresy Rulebook]], p.133*<sup>2</sup>:[[Rogue Trader Rulebook]], p.122*[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]*[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)]]*<sup>3</sup>:[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]]*<sup>4</sup>:[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]]*<sup>5</sup>:[[Codex: Daemonhunters]]*<sup>6</sup>:[[Soul Drinkers (Novel Series)|The Bleeding Chalice]] by [[Ben Counter]]*<sup>7</sup>:[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]*<sup>8</sup>[[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook]] p60
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