Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-7264916-20130318222209/@comment-7264916-20130318224111

JetCell wrote: It's a paint job. Not only does the Recon not have any of the orange decals the other Whiteout blasters have, the muzzle is black; Nerf would never release a blaster with an orange muzzle, as it can violate safety codes in certain places.

Even if it was a limited release, we would have known about a Whiteout Recon. It's like the Gear Up Recon: we know it exists, but it wasn't released in the US for sale (for some unknown reason).

Ah that explains quite a bit thanks.