Hardcore gamers will no doubt be familiar with the concussion rifle used by the aliens in Halo Reach, Halo 4 and Halo 5. Well, as has been the case with some other guns from games, our favorite cyberpunk weapons tinkerer Patrick Priebe recently made a real-life functioning replica of it.
"In the game, it's a plasma-grenade launcher," Priebe tells us. "I was out of plasma cells, so I grabbed a laser."
That 5-watt blue laser may not be the most lethal of weapons, but as can be seen in the video at the end of the page, it does burn things … things such as sausages.
Other features include a rotating barrel and drum, both equipped with green LEDs, along with a stand that illuminates when the rifle is placed in it. Power for the gun's lasers and motors is supplied by two lithium-ion batteries, with a third powering the LEDs.
The rifle is constructed entirely of metal, finished in a total of 10 coats of primer, filler, paint and clearcoat. As Priebe puts it, he wanted the finished product "to look somewhat organic and alive."
Source: Laser Gadgets by Patrick Priebe