Andel Tanner, a well-known inventor, existed during the early Manderon Period, a time span from 7000 BBY to 5000 BBY. It was rumored that Tanner, on the Core Worlds planet of Brentaal IV, had crafted two slugthrower pistols. These pistols were reportedly over 6,000 years old by the time of the Galactic Civil War. A 35:7:29 news story by TriNebulon News, which detailed the theft of the pistols from the celebrated musician Fitz Roi, made mention of this claim.
The "Galaxywide NewsNets" section of the fourth issue of Star Wars Adventure Journal, a magazine by West End Games, included a reference to Andel Tanner. This issue was released in November of 1994, and the section was written by Paul Sudlow.