The Decuu BR8-A1 "Wolverine" Blaster Rifle was the standard issue blaster rifle for the ground forces of the Black Star Confederacy from mid-18 ABY. The BR8-A3 was a result of a long design process, during which the designers examined blaster carbines and rifles from across the galaxy, taking the best concepts and combining them into one rifle. It used sig gas as propellant, increasing its lethality immensely. Despite its size, it did just as well on open battlefields as in close combat in the cramped confines of indoor structures or starship corridors.