"Founded during the first days of the Halcyon Union to help gear up the newly christened Hunter Guilds, SI has made a name for itself thanks to its cheap but very well made equipments and weapons, of which the Carmine Spur is a perfect example.
Part of SI's 15th series, this gun is well known across the Sector for being very easy to use and to maintain, thanks to its simplified structure and overall ruggedness. While the lasers it shoots out have no special properties, with the weapon itself having only one firing mode, it is overall a pistol with a no-nonsense attitude to it, and as such, it is often recommended to any greenhorn Hunter who likes to fight at range.
The above box displays everything that is bundled with a Carmine Spur when bought first-hand. Alongside the gun itself are 5 10-shots batteries, made specifically to avoid overheating; a 5 slot charger able to recharge a battery in 10 minutes; a standard 2-pronged adaptator; and, finally, the activation key.
This key enables the buyer to effectively unlock the gun once it has been unboxed. This feature was introduced following a series of robberies perpetrated by gangs looking to arm themselves. Since the key is not directly put into the box until it has been sold -in which case the armory's dealer puts it into said box-, this means that stealing SI weapons without having a key makes them effectively useless.
To activate a Carmine Spur, one simply plugs the key into the charger port and pull the gun's slide back. Though not the most efficient, this method has proven impactful enough to be kept up to this day.
The Carmine Spur is one of SI's oldest models still in production to this day, and so far everything points towards its continuation, especially as new generations of Hunters are coming up."