TNG Concept Weapons
(c. 1987)

As the new series Star Trek: The Next Generation took shape, designer Rick Sternbach explored many avenues in the look of the weapons the crew of the Enterprise-D would carry. Right from, the start the plan was to follow the 'traditional' Type-I & Type-II phaser concepts, and the initial intention - obviously later abandoned - was to have the one integrate into the other.

Mike Bolin has recently cast and detailed one of the above designs, and fully intends to make the accompanying Type-III rifle extension.