The following is a list of the major Type 3 phaser weapons currently in use with Starfleet, along with a Cardassian weapon and an early Federation design for comparison. The images are not to scale.
 
 

Federation Heavy Phaser Rifle
Federation Heavy Phaser Rifle, model two.
 

Federation Compression Phaser Rifle

Federation Standard Phaser Rifle

Cardassian Phaser Rifle

Federation Phaser Rifle,
circa 2265

Last updated : 25th July 1998.
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