Kazon Weapons

At first sight, the standard Kazon pistol appears to be an unfinished, almost scratch-built weapon, with an open framework.  However, on closer examination, it is evident that this compact weapon is as deadly as any Starfleet phaser of a comparable size.

The pistol does not have a sighting mechanism of any kind, and the beam is discharged by depressing a bronze-colored stud on the rearmost plate of the gun with the thumb.  On firing, the gun releases a power, coherent, blue-white energy beam.  The casing of the gun is made from a silver-gray metallic alloy with a conical prefire chamber and emission nozzle.  parts of the breech and grip of the gun are a darker blue-black, although some models seem to be fashioned with copper and bronze-colored detailing.  Kazon guns do not appear to have a stun setting, and their energy discharges can knock down and kill a humanoid with one blast.  Other refinements, such as a safety mechanism to prevent accidental firing, are absent.  By Starfleet standards, the Kazon pistols are quite primitive, but such weapons have helped the Kazon sects to wage war on each other, and on anyone else who has the misfortune to get in their way.