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#REDIRECT [[Image:GCPistol.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Genestealer Cult]] Needle Pistol{{Fn|6}}]]The '''Needle Pistol''' is a handheld [[Needler|Needle Weapon]].{{Fn|1}} This weapon is highly favoured by assassins, because this weapon is flashless, silent and concealable. They are thus often used for assassination, doping, kidnapping and other secretive work.{{Fn|1}} Outside of criminal groups they are used by the [[Inquisition]]{{Fn|3}} and are also favored by the [[Genestealer Primus|Primi]] of [[Genestealer Cults]].{{Fn|2}} ==Known Patterns==*'''Belasco Galvain Needle:''' A product of the [[Belasco Deathworks]] of the [[Noble House]] [[Belasco]] on [[Malfi]], this pattern is infamous for being the murder weapon used to assassinate [[Cardinal]] [[Tyndale]] as well as a dozen other deacons and priests on the planet Gallowglass. This has lead to the house being denounced from the Cathedral pulpit as "sinful deathmongers", an accusation the noble house has decidedly not refuted. Galvain Needlers are capable of being modified to use a hidden rig worn on a user's forearm and fired by means of a palm trigger, allowing it to function as a concealed weapon ==Images==<gallery heights="90px" widths="150px" mode="packed" caption="">Needle Pistol.jpg|[[Inquisition]] Needle Pistol{{Fn|3}}EscherNeedlePistol.jpg|[[House Escher]] Needle Pistol{{Fn|4}}Belasco Galvain Needler.jpg|Belasco Galvain Needler{{Fn|5}}</gallery> ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[ Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pg. 78*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Genestealer Cults (7th Edition)]] (E-Book) — The Primus*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]], pg. 59*{{Endn|4}}: [[Necromunda: House of Blades]], pgs. 112-113*{{Endn|5}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pg. 110 *{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Genestealer Cults (8th Edition)]], pg. 105{{EldarWeapons}}{{GSCWeapons}}[[Category:Weapons (Imperium)]][[Category:Weapons (Inquisition)]][[Category:Weapons (Genestealer Cults)]]
