Below are some detailed photos of a screen used Federation Type II pistol phaser that was employed during the opening scenes aboard the U.S.S. Kelvin in the new Star Trek film directed by J. J. Abrams. This design is meant to portray an "older" style weapon than those seen later in the story, where events have shifted another 25 years into the future. This attractive phaser is highly reminiscent of the Original Series Type II design ...