 | This product has been discontinued. It cannot be purchased in retail stores. The only way to obtain it is through second-hand websites and stores. |
The Brainsaw is a Nerf blaster that was released in fall of 2016[1] under the Zombie Strike series.
Included contents[]
- 1 Brainsaw
- 8 Zombie Strike Darts
- Instructions
Details[]
The Brainsaw is a pump-action blaster. Its main feature is that of a circular foam blade located at its front end, which rotates upon "revving" up a handle. This lines up with chainsaw-like details on the blaster, but only the circular end is made of foam; the rest of the blade and blaster is made of plastic, meaning it is not very safe to use as a melee toy.[2] The handle is located on the right side of the blaster, next to an integrated carry handle, as to mimic the action of revving up a real life chainsaw.
The blaster itself has four vertically-aligned barrels on either of its sides, which make use of an intelligent air restrictor system to allow darts to be fired from any loaded barrel. It also can be slam fired.
It has one tactical rail, located on the right side of the blaster at an angle, and three strap points: one above the foam sawblade, one on the back end of the blaster, and one built into its grip.
Official description[]
| This is an official description from Hasbro.com. Please do not modify it. (view the archived product listing) |
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Defend the world from the zombie hordes with Nerf Zombie Strike blasters! Slice a path to shelter with the Brainsaw blaster. This dart-firing blaster also has a spinning foam saw blade for 2 ways to keep zombies away. Load the darts into the blaster to be ready for an attack whenever you venture into zombie-infested territory. Fire up the spinning foam blade and start cutting this zombie invasion down to size! Prime the blaster and pull the trigger to fire 1 dart at a time, and pull the string to make the blade spin. The Nerf Zombie Strike Brainsaw blaster comes with 8 Zombie Strike darts. |
History[]
The Brainsaw was officially announced in January of 2016, prior to the New York Toy Fair of the same year.
Trivia[]
- The name "Brainsaw" is a play on words formed by "chainsaw" and "brain", the latter of which zombies are typically depicted as having a unquenchable hunger for.
- The Brainsaw was featured as a catalog item for ROBLOX's 2016 Hallow's Eve event.
- The Brainsaw has the highest capacity of any intelligent air restrictor blaster, with eight chambers linked to the same plunger tube. The Rough Cut 2x4 and Warden DB-8 also have a capacity of eight, but they feature two plunger tubes linked to four chambers each.
Gallery[]
Official videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
mistr_k (2016-01-25). mistr_k comments on More new blasters! Doomlands Double-Dealer and Zombie Strike Brainsaw! (Forum thread). Reddit.com/r/Nerf. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved on 2016-01-28. - ↑ mistr_k (2016-01-25). mistr_k comments on More new blasters! Doomlands Double-Dealer and Zombie Strike Brainsaw! (Forum thread). Reddit.com/r/Nerf. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved on 2016-01-28. “The entire chain doesn't rotate on the brainsaw, just the end. It's pretty much a Crosscut mashed up with a Roughcut.”
External links[]
- Brainsaw on the Nerf website (archived link)
