GhostX5 wrote:1. I think that's a battery, which explains why the gun has glowing lines. I think this gun is an energy-based weapon, so maybe the circle thingy is more of a magazine.
2. Most likely a bayonet.
Both are correct. I wanted the mechanism of the weapons that follow this aesthetic to be mysterious yet still somehow obvious so it's not entirely interpretative. The glowing lines are just part of the style of the weapon and nothing too significant
Speaking of weapons that follow this aesthetic, there's a scout rifle now in the lineup:
https://i.imgur.com/FQCfdQa.pngI'll update the OP with more additions as they come along