Type-11 Pistol "Skewer"

Original canon proposal (c) Faclan 2014. Permission given to AlphaWolf to add to the Wiki.

Description
Fed from the same ammunition canisters as the Spiker rifle the Skewer fires larger spikes at a higher velocity, but can only do so Semi-Automatically and because the spikes are larger the Skewer only has a capacity of fifteen shots rather than the Spikers forty before the Canister is popped out and a new one inserted. Like all Jiralhanae weapons there are few moving parts on the exterior of the weapon and the weapon also sports a single sharpened blade for when you need to deliver a more basic form of death than huge super heated spikes.

Not seen in normal deployment the Skewer was one of the first successful Spike firearms created by the Jiralhnae and in this current age of fully automatic cyclers and open warfare there is little reason for it too be used over the more general purpose Spiker. The weapon is often only seen on Doisac, where its accuracy, higher per shot level of damage, and smaller profile - makes it an effective hunting and target pistol as well as for concealed carry if the blade is removed.

The weapon would best be described as a Double-Action revolver that can also be operated in a Single-action manner to increase accuracy and damage by having a lighter trigger pull and fully formed spike. Double action operation is just a simple pull of the trigger, while the single action requires the hammer to be pre cocked, readying the firearm by preparing a fully formed spike in its barrel ready to fire when he hammer is depressed. This action does take more of the metal reserve in the canister however and if operated fully in Single Action mode it will only have a capacity of five shots. But these shots are capable of nearly fully piecing through a target. In Doisac's past expert Jiralhanae Pistoleers would 'fan' the hammer with one hand while keeping the trigger depressed to fire all five of the SS (Super Spikes) as fast as possible.

Ideal fire rates:

Double Action: 200-210 RPM (Slightly slower than the Magnum)

Single Action (SS): 40-60 RPM (Very slow because the hammer must be manually cocked)

'Fanning' (SS): 300-340 RPM (Fast but very inaccurate as you would either have to fire from the hip or if you tried to aim down the sights your hand would get in the way of your sight picture while fanning