The blaster would cause no damage against organic creatures but would give them a nasty sting.Ī Jawa ionization blaster was used to capture C-3PO and R2-D2 when they were stranded on Tatooine.
Its maximum range was about 12 meters while its optimum range was about 8 meters.
Normally the bolt just told a droid to halt, but the addition of the accu-accelerator caused a large ion burst to completely disable the droid for a short while. Only Jawa Blaster is for sale, Life Size (1:1) movie replica, no moving parts, About 70cm long,Jawa Ion Blaster - Star Wars movie replica / Jawa Cosplay. When fired, the blaster attached the restraining bolt to the droid and then ordered a stop command which made the droid halt. Star Wars Jawa Ion Blaster Replica: This instructable will show how I constructed a Star Wars Jawa Ion Blaster out of an old BB gun and miscellaneous parts, to go with my sons Jawa costume for Halloween. The gun was made of a blaster rifle stripped down to its power pack, and then had its components replaced with an ion accelerator which was created using a droid restraining bolt and an accu-accelerator from a capital ship ignition system. The guns themselves were cobbled together from whatever scrap the Jawas could scavenge. Jawa ionization blasters were built by the Jawas who lived on Tatooine to capture droids. ' We're doomed!' ―Droid response to seeing an ionization blaster