The Scalphunter rifle, manufactured by Merr-Sonn, represented an experimental blaster weapon conceived and produced by the Trade Federation. This weapon featured a fully automatic firing mode, a collapsible stock, a barrel constructed from cortosis alloy, and a spectrum microscope optimized for long-range targeting.
Prior to the Invasion of Naboo, Nym, a pirate, managed to steal several of these weapons.
Boba Fett noted in The Bounty Hunter Code that the Scalphunter rifle, together with the EE-3 Carbine rifle and the Firestar 10-k, possessed an optimal combination of destructive power, precision, and manageable weight.