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[[Image:GammaPistol.jpg|thumb|right|{{PAGENAME}}]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' are a type of weapon used by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. The gamma pistol is entrusted only to the truly blessed. The beam of ionizing radiation that leaps from its muzzle can reduce a man to a blackened shadow in a second, but this is a waste of its true strength — those able to tame its savage [[machine spirit]] can cut holes in an even enemy fortifications if necessary.{{Fn|1}}
==Known Patterns==
===Gauss Gamma Pistol===
[[Image:Gauss Gamma Pistol.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Gauss Gamma Pistol'''{{Fn|2}}]]
The '''Gauss Gamma Pistol''' was created by [[Xenarites]] of [[Stygies VIII]], who had infiltrated the [[Caestus Metalican]] during the [[Explorator]] voyage to [[Silva Tenebris]]. The Xenarites had reverse engineer and ionize the[[Necron]] [[Gauss Weapon]] energies, creating a powerful hand-held compact weapon.{{Fn|2}}
==See Also==
[[Rad Weapon]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Cult Mechanicus (7th Edition)]] — ''Weapons of Enlightenment''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]]
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[[Category:Weapons (Adeptus Mechanicus)]]
