Editing Duke MK.44

{{Weapon infobox
|image= [[File:Destiny-DukeMK44-HandCannon-Side.png|300px]]
|manufacturer= [[Sector 08 Armory]]
|class=''Superior''
|type=Hand cannon
|level= 70
|accuracy=
|stability=
|handling=
|magazine=
|feed= 7-round cylinder
|ammo=
|mode=Select-fire
|rate= 60 RPM
|damage= High
|range= Short to medium
|service=
|affiliation= [[Forces of the City]]
}}
{{quote|Slow to shoot but brutal upon impact.|Weapon description}}

The '''Duke MK.44''' is a standard-issue revolver [[hand cannon]]<ref name = "DrawingBoard">[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11068 '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny Drawing Board: Duke MK.44'']</ref> manufactured by the [[City]]'s [[Sector 08 Armory]].<ref>[http://www.destinypedia.com/images/archive/a/a2/20130829193829!Duke_Mk44.jpg '''Image of label on the Duke MK.44''']</ref>. Its brothers are the [[Duke MK. 10]] and the [[Duke MK. 21]]The weapon is most commonly associated with newer Guardians who equipped with a sidearm.<ref name = "DrawingBoard"/>The favorite weapon of those who have to make their first steps outside the City walls. This popular hand cannon model is the reference to the old day gone by. The dangers of the frontier are many, but with the speed of extraction, the holographic viewfinder and the ultra sensitive trigger of the Duke MK.44 no enemy will be spared.

While the Duke has a low rate of fire and a high recoil, it produces a high amount of damage with each round and is not affected by [[Reticule Bloom|reticule bloom]].<ref name="E3 2013 Demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Demo'']</ref> It has a built in "quick draw holo sight", as well as a "[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hair-trigger hair trigger]".<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11068 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie News'']</ref>

==Trivia==
*The Duke's design is reminiscent of the [[marathongame:.44 Magnum Mega Class|.44 Magnum Mega Class]] from [[Bungie]]'s [[marathongame:Marathon (Game)|''Marathon'']], though it lacks the Mega Class' scope.
*The magazine size is a reference to [[Bungie|Bungie's]] favorite number, seven.

==Gallery==
<GALLERY>
File:Duke Mk44.jpg|Wallpaper of the Duke MK.44 Hand Cannon.
File:Drawing Board, Duke POV.jpg|First-person point of view of the Duke MK44.
File:Drawing Board, Duke untextured.jpeg|Untextured model of the Duke MK44.
File:Drawing Board, Duke concept.jpeg|Concept art of the Duke MK44.
File:Destiny E3 2013 Demo, Inventory, Duke MK.44.png|The Duke as shown in Inventory.
File:Warlock Duke.jpg|A Warlock wielding the Duke MK.44.
File:Destiny E3 2013 Demo, More Combat.png|
File:Destiny E3 2013 Demo, Wielding Duke MK.44.png|
File:Destiny-Venus-Duke-POV.jpg|First-person point-of-view of the Duke MK.44.
</GALLERY>

==References==
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[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Hand cannons]]