Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-31911543-20171022234705/@comment-29595756-20171023041345

Hmmm.

1. Nerf wouldn't go out of their way to make a blaster look like a real firearm.

2. The little cartoon on the front shows a normal Flipfury (could be an error).

3. The blaster is missing a tie string on the front, meaning it may have been tampered with.

4. The paint job doesn't really fit in with the Zombie Strike line with all the other blasters being bright and colourful.

5. The photo doesn't look like a Hasbro stock photo (you can see the shadow of the box)

So in the end, I think it is most likely a fake. Someone could've taken it out of the box, painted it and put it back to make it look real. Photoshop is also possible due to the low resolution to cover up the editing. There is a slight chance it is real, but I really doubt it. Sorry to crush your dreams everyone :/