The DH-17 blaster rifle represents a model of blaster rifle produced by BlasTech Industries. It was initially put into service by the Rebel Alliance, seeing action in the hands of Rebel soldiers like Bistan.
Certain members of the Resistance's remaining ground forces utilized restored DH-17 blaster rifles in the Battle of Crait, fighting from trenches against the First Order. These restored rifles featured manually adjusted macroscopes and possessed a black and silver color scheme.
The DH-17 blaster rifle made its debut appearance in the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which premiered on December 16, 2016. While the weapon was not named explicitly in the film, its identification was provided in Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, a companion book authored by Pablo Hidalgo and published alongside the film. A weapon bearing the name DH-17 blaster rifle, but exhibiting a distinctly different design, had previously been featured in the Star Wars Legends Star Wars: Battlefront series.