Weapon-chamber - Cryos Dune (1991)
In the Known Universe, different kinds of weaponry are known to exist, including the common Projectile weapons, Laser Weapons, Blades and Atomics used by the Military of the Known Universe and other techniques and Poisons described in the Assassin's Handbook. However, the technical revolution initiated by the Holtzman technologies forced many factions of the Empire to develop new kinds of weapons, including the concepts of Human body and mind as weapons.
Notable weapon technologies
Sources are of mixed canonicity.
- Atomics
- Big Blasters
- Deadly Dusts
- Pseudoatomics
- bacteriologicals
- Blades
- Claw Hands
- Daggers
- Shard-daggers
- Swords
- Long swords
- Rapiers
- Sardaukar swords
- Short-swords
- Crysknives
- Slip-tips
- Kindjals
- Long knives
- Bodkins
- Stilettos
- Short knives
- Bombs
- Aerial Bomb
- Concussion Bomb
- Electromagnetic Bomb
- Firebomb
- Organic bomb
- Sabotage Bomb
- Stone bomb
- Stun-Bomb
- Thermal Bomb
- Wafer Bomb
- Burners
- wide-bore burner (mob control)
- Clubs
- Small Club
- Stun-Club
- Metal-Club
- Spark-Club
- Small Club
- Deceptives
- Energizers
- Explosives
- Explosive projectiles
- Micro-explosives
- Grenade
- Stun Grenade
- Lance
- Battle Lance
- Vara Lance
- Wielding Lance
- Battle Lance
- Laser weapons
- Lasbeams
- Lasguns
- Lasrifle
- Small handlaser
- Laser Pistol
- Offensive x-probes
- Pickax
- Plasma Weapons
- Blasters
- Giant heat cannon
- Rivet welder
- Plasma Rifle
- Heat-scattering rifle
- Flamecannon
- Poison weapons
- Poisoned tooth
- Poison dusts - mass destruction weapons deployed by Richese
- Poisoned weapons of the Caladan primitives
- Projectile weapons
- Boltgun
- Dartgun
- Dart launchers
- Flechette guns
- Needlegun
- Projectile launchers
- slow-pellet Stunner
- Fremen gun
- Maula Pistol
- Fremen "Tarpel Gun"
- Projectile rifle
- Projectile handgun
- Pulse weapons
- Disruptors
- Pulse cannons - weaponry developed by Richese
- Scramblers
- Electronic scrambler
- Mind scramblers
- Scrambler grenade
- Scrambler mine
- Rod
- Scrambler-pulse rod
- Shigawire garrote
- Slagger
- Sling
- Sonic weapons
- Weirding modules
- Sonic Clubs
- Sonic tanks
- Spears
- Barbed Spear
- Electrical spear
- Fremen Spear
- Short Spear
- Vibro-spear
- Throwing bolts
- Flamethrower
- Rocket Launcher
- Kindjal Rocket Launcher
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Gallery
Armed Guardian Sisters
Armed post-Butlerians - Sisterhood of Dune cover art
House Atreides slip-tip
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Duncan Idaho's dagger (Frank Herbert's Children of Dune)
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Fremen wielding lance (Dune 2000)
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Maula pistol - Dune board game (Avalon Hill) illustration
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Stunner - Dune board game (Avalon Hill) illustration
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Atreides handgun (Dune, 1984)
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Atreides handgun (Frank Herbert's Dune miniseries)
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House Atreides rifle (Frank Herbert's Dune & Frank Herbert's Children of Dune miniseries)
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Glossu Rabban's small projector (Dune, 1984)
Harkonnen assassin's handgun (Frank Herbert's Dune)
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Harkonnen handgun (Dune, 1984)
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Harkonnen rifle (Dune, 1984)
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Sardaukar pistol (Dune, 1984, concept art)
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Sardaukar terror trooper gun (Dune, 1984)
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Sardaukar gun (Frank Herbert's Dune)
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Fremen Needle projector or Maula pistol (Dune, 1984)
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Fremen "Tarpel Gun" (Dune, 1984)
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Fremen handgun (Frank Herbert's Dune)
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Fremen gun (Frank Herbert's Dune)
Maula pistol - Dune board game (Avalon Hill) illustration
Stunner - Dune board game (Avalon Hill) illustration
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Maula pistol (Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium tabletop RPG illustration)
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Gun (Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium tabletop RPG illustration)
Armed mercenaries - Dune board game (Avalon Hill) illustration
Paul and Chani - Cover art of Frank Herbert's Dune
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Armed smugglers - Dune CCG illustration
Scavenging Warfare - Dune: Thunder at Twilight card artwork by Randy Asplund-Faith
House troopers - Dune CCG illustration
Sardaukar Trooper - 1984 Dune movie illustration
Sardaukar Trooper - Dune 2000 graphic
Sardaukar Soldier - concept art by Moebius, Jodorowsky's Dune
House troopers - Dune CCG illustration
Heavy armoured Troopers - Dune CCG illustration
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Armed smuggler - Dune CCG illustration
Soldiers in PPE
Armed Harkonnen troopers - Dune: Judge of the Change card artwork by Randy Asplund-Faith
Fremen troopers with rifle and thrower - Dune 2 graphic
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Atreides House Guard (Frank Herbert's Dune miniseries, 2000)
Light infantry - Dune 2 graphic
Light infatry and heavy troopers after battle- Dune 2 graphic
Heavy armoured troopers - Dune 2000 graphic
Atreides Troops, 1984 movie
Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck - Concept art for Jodorowsky's Dune by Moebius
Light and heavy infantry after battle - Dune 2 graphic
Housetroopers, Dune CCG illustration
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The Sardaukar Warriors by John Schoenherr (The Illustrated Dune, 1978)
Retainer with gun and blades (Dune CCG illustration)
Sardaukar Troopers (Dune CCG illustration)
House Soldiers (Dune CCG illustration)
Heavy armoured Harkonnen troopers - Dune: Eye of the Storm card artwork by Doug Chaffee
Fremen with handgun (Dune CCG illustration)
Lasgun Turret: Mounted Lasgun - Dune: Thunder at Twilight card artwork by Randy Asplund-Faith
Assassin hand gun, Dune miniseries
Lasgun types, Illustration by Matt Howarth
Cover of a French version of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
Fredhrick's Ghola and Sardaukar commanders - Emperor: Battle for Dune cutscene
Sardaukar trooper - Dune 2000 graphic
Paul with Sonic module , 1984 Dune movie
Cannonnturret, Dune 2 graphic
Heavy armoured troopers, Dune 2 graphic
Sardaukar heavy trooper, Dune 2 graphic
Housetroopers, Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium RPG illustration
Armed guard, Dune CCG illustration
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Armed smugglers, Dune CCG illustration
Cannon Artillery - Dune: Thunder at Twilight art by Randy Asplund-Faith
Saboteur with suicide bomb, Dune 2000 graphic
Navigator-tank, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Soldier with sniper-rifle, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Ordos saboteur with suicide bomb, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Soldier with mortar, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Ordos Saboteur carrying chemical weapons,Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Ordos Soldier using chemical weaponry, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Ordos Soldier wielding heavy launcher,Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Hark8nnen trooper wielding light launcherEmperor: Battle for Dune graphic,
Harkonnen trooper wielding rifle, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Harkonnen trooper wielding flamethrower
Harkonnen Saboteur carrying small handgun and explosives
Sniper soldier, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Atreides Trooper wielding rifle, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Atreides trooper wielding heavy launcher, Emperor: Battle for Dune graphic
Atreides saboteur carrying explosivesEmperor: Battle for Dune graphic,
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Weirding module (unique to Dune, 1984)