Submitted by @changingthis. Included message:
Hey, could you identify what this gun from Blue Archive? It’s wielded by minor robot enemies in a boss fight. The closest gun that I’ve found is an Arcflash EMB-01B but that’s still pretty far off.
The other side of the gun matches the side shown in this picture and the hexagon on the front has a flat black texture. Idk if you want more details and more pictures but I’ll try to get them to you if so when I can get them.
Most of the time Blue Archive uses real guns so I’m curious to find out what gun this is!
While I’m sure the protagonists of the game wield approximately real guns, this weapon is very clearly not based off of any specific real world firearm, and/or is too low detail / low poly to really make any identifying features out. I can tell you, however, that the hexagon below the barrel may actually be a magazine tube for shells, with the boxy foregrip being a manual pump.
Overall it’s very, VERY close to many other generic sci-fi rifle designs (it specifically gives me Deepcore GK2 and Splitgate AR vibes).
I mean, again, this is allegedly only wielded by lesser minions in a boss fight. From my game designer’s standpoint, it makes sense that not a lot of effort was put into making it a realistic gun.