
The rifles seen carried in ANH were mainly real-world rifles that (if memory serves me correctly) were Middle East made. I recommend lighty brushing on diluted dirty paint, or possibly brown shoe polish, to simulate dirt and grime. Use sand paper to scuff up edges and possibly beat a chain against any wood surfaces to replicate damage marks. Keep in mind that a tusken raider prop is never CLEAN looking. This is a good thing as it allows for flexibility in design and construction of a replica. There were a number of different rifles carried by the Tusken Raiders in the Star Wars movies. "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" Episode Guide on StarWars.Tusken Raider - The Tusken Rifle The Tusken Rifle.Star Wars: Alien Archive (First identified as Tusken Cycler rifle).Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 ( Helmets: Tusken Raiders).


Boba Fett possessed an old cycler rifle in the aftermath of his apparent death during a battle at the Great Pit of Carkoon. Among Tusken clans, the cycler rifle was the less popular weapon, because despite the fact that the rifle could hit targets reliably at long ranges, it had a crude design and the fire rate was typically slow. At long range, the cycler rifles proved powerful enough to destroy the podracer of Teemto Pagalies, causing it to crash during the Boonta Eve Classic. The Raiders had been observed sniping at passing podracers in the desert.

Ĭycler rifles were notably used by the Tusken Raiders of Tatooine. Used primarily by primitive cultures and hunters, they were strong enough to tear whole limbs from a body. They could hit targets at extreme ranges and penetrate energy shields. Cycler rifles were crude yet reliable rifles designed to fire solid projectiles.
