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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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==Imperial Bolter Designs==

''The following information mainly concerns Bolters manufactured by/for, and/or used by the various factions and organizations 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===

Seldom deployed by other Imperial military arms, the 0.998 calibre Boltgun is standard to the Adeptus Astartes.{{Fn|98}} Like other Space Marine weaponry, Astartes boltguns are designed around their superhuman physique. The weight of each weapon would require most humans to use a supporting brace, with hand-grips larger than any normal human could manage. However, even if a normal human were to fire the boltgun, the resulting recoil would rip their arm from its socket.{{Fn|10d}} Normal humans found to be in possession of even a single Astartes bolt round, much less a boltgun, can expect a swift justice for their crimes.{{Fn|10a}} Space Marine Bolter rounds are heavy enough to haemorrhage brains and organs in a one-metre radius simply through the shockwave produced by their passage.{{Fn|97}}

*{{Endn|109}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pg. 70

*{{Endn|110}}: [[Carcharodons: Void Exile (Novel)]], Chapter V

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