Auto Pistol as a special weapon (Destiny)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Wednesday, May 06, 2015, 23:59 (3733 days ago) @ Durandal

So in the stream someone was using a Scout rifle, then switched and suddenly had that automatic style pistol with the sliding action. I could clearly see it in the HUD as a second weapon, so it had to be a special, but I didn't really see him use it much. Does this mean we are getting a new weapon type in HoW?

According to images in the threads below this one, it's classified as a "Sidearm" and is indeed a Special. It's a Legendary, making it the first non-exotic in the game to be in a slot separate from other weapons in its class (although, being a Sidearm, it makes sense for it to be a secondary weapon).

It does make you wonder about new weapon classes that we could see in the future (grenade launcher, anyone?)...