The WESTAR-35 blaster pistol, also known as the MandalTech Jai'galaar model blaster, was a blaster pistol model manufactured by Concordian Crescent Technologies. They were commonly used by the Mandalorians of Death Watch during the Clone Wars and continued to see use by Mandalorians into the Imperial Era and beyond.
The WESTAR-35 was widely favored by humans of Mandalorian heritage, who would very often dual-wield them in combat. Besides its official designation, it was also referred to as a "MandalTech Jai'galaar model." The pistol featured a stun setting and sealed low-maintenance construction. The angular design of the weapon was consistent with typical Mandalorian artistic style. Wren’s blasters featured precision barrel, a cooling unit, rapid burst power cache, gas and power cell cartridge slot unit, a magnetic-grip handle, a low-power pulse warning, pressure-sensitive trigger, and a flash suppressor.
Bo-Katan Kryze wields two WESTAR-35s
During the Clone Wars, Death Watch used the blasters often, as well as GALAAR-15 blaster carbines. Their leader Pre Vizsla owned at least two of these pistols, and used them in his final duel against the renegade Sith Lord Maul, who had challenged him for leadership of the group. Cad Bane obtain one such blaster after escaping from Republic prison along with Moralo Eval and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was disguised as Rako Hardeen. The Duros gave the blaster to Hardeen.
In the Age of the Empire, the Mandalorian and rebel Sabine Wren also owned a pair of customized WESTAR-35s that she modified and stylized with different colors. One pistol was blue and the other one was yellow, which she carried in her thigh holsters. Her pistols could connect to her helmet's heads-up display, giving it information on a target's range, and how many shots were left in the blaster. Additionally, her blaster pistols vibrated when she ran out of ammunition without her helmet on. On one occasion, the Weequay pirate captain Hondo Ohnaka remarked that such weapons were valuable to black market traders. This particular pair was able to function underwater.
During the New Republic Era, members of the Tribe, an organization consisting of Mandalorian survivors of the Great Purge of Mandalore, made use of WESTAR-35 blaster pistols. In 9 ABY, several members of the Tribe used the blaster pistols when combating members of the Bounty Hunters' Guild during the rescue of a child.