Black Sun foot soldiers using their blasters
During the Takeover of Mandalore, the Black Sun Captain of the Guard Ziton Moj and his soldiers used double blaster pistols to kill Mandalorian civilians and Mandalorian police guards. At the Sundari dock warehouse, several Falleen soldiers wielded this type of blaster, while accompanying Lom Pyke and Savage Opress.
S.T.A.R. using the original guns in The Black Hole
The gun was based upon a design used by robot guards in the The Black Hole, a 1979 movie from The Walt Disney Company.