Editing Bolter (section)

====''Pietrov's Mk 45''====
[[image:BoltPistolValhallan.jpg|250px|thumb|right|''Pietrov's Mk 45'' (''Placeholder'')]]
No, Pietrov is not the name of a Forge World that produced this gun.

This is what happens when the Machine Spirit thought itself to be a Commissar. Commander Wladislaw Pietrov was well-known for the bulky [[Valhallan Ice Warriors|Valhallan]] Mk 45 Bolt Pistol with which he dispensed rough justice – he who wields it is both inspiring and daunting to all Valhallans. "Commander" is a very broad term for an official rank, and unusual to call a Commissar with; so Pietrov likely wasn't the latter, but he was unfortunate enough to be the guy that had to regularly carry out the rough justice, which we all know what that stands for. Since Imperial technology is partially alive, the Machine Spirit within ''Pietrov's Mk 45'' figuratively acquired the spirit of a Commissar over the years with Pietrov as well as possibly other owners who inherited the pistol for the same purposes after him. The other owners in question may not be Commissars themselves since the Bolt Pistol circulates only among the officers of the Valhallan regiments who are permitted to carry one in the first place. Although the gun is certainly part of the better breeds of Bolt Pistols, its certain and only ability sets it apart. The officer who carries it essentially becomes a Commissar himself because the ability '''was''' practically the same as the one you'd find on a Commissar. It's "'''was'''" because the errata changed the Summary Execution ability itself into something slightly different.

Concerning ''Pietrov's Mk 45'', it would be rather unsurprising if it is occultly possessed by an actual dead Commissar.
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