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For the [[Astartes]] and [[Sororitas]] the boltgun is a holy symbol of the [[Emperor]]'s wrath.{{Fn|9}}
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==General History of Boltgun Technology==
The [[Emperor of Mankind]] possessed "one of the very first [[Emperor's Bolter| boltguns; a progenitor of its kind - not a relic of the [[Dark Age of Technology]] but an invention of the Emperor's design."{{Fn|38}}
==Imperial Bolter Designs==
The following information mainly concerns Bolters manufactured by/for, and/or used by the various factions and organisations of the [[Imperium]], not for bolters or bolter-like weapons manufactured by [[Xenos]], which are dealt with in the relevant paragraph at the end of the article.
===Adeptus Astartes===
