The Spectre REV-5 (known as the Bone Revolve REV-5 in Japan) is a single-fire Nerf blaster that was released in 2010 under the N-Strike series.

It comes packaged with a barrel extension, a Folding Stock, and five Whistler Darts.

The Spectre is exclusive to Walmart in the United States, Target in Australia, Asda in the United Kingdom, and Smyths in Ireland.[citation needed]


It is a revolver with a small barrel that holds five darts in its cylinder. It combines features of the Maverick REV-6 and the Recon CS-6. It has a tactical rail that is compatible with most accessories. It also features a single attachment point for a sling or bandolier on the handle of the blaster.

Unlike the Maverick, the barrel does not rotate if its trigger is pulled. Instead, the barrel is turned by cocking the blaster. Pulling the slide back when it is already primed will not rotate the barrel. This prevents jams that result in the incomplete turn of the barrel.

Left-handed use

This blaster was not designed for ambidextrous use. As such, some left-handed users may find its operation to be awkward. The Folding Stock that comes packaged with this blaster has a large hinge on the right hand side, which can get in the way while priming the blaster. However, this is remedied by simply removing the stock. The revolving cylinder on this blaster flips out to the left, which may be awkward to reload if the user uses their right hand for reloading.


In 2011, a mock-up of a Whiteout Series Spectre was made by Indigo Studios when the sub-series was first announced. Despite this, a Whiteout Spectre was not produced.

The Spectre was re-released into the N-Strike Elite series in 2013 with an upgrade to its internals to be able to fire the standard seventy-five feet that other N-Strike Elite blasters can fire.  It was released in Asia first as a timed exclusive before coming over to the United States in the late summer.


  • The Spectre REV-5 is one of two Nerf blasters with an attachable barrel that is not a clip system blaster (the other being the N-Strike Modulus IonFire). Because of this, when a barrel attachment that is not the Spectre's is attached to it, the dart may get stuck. This is due to the barrel attachment's inner diameter being smaller than the Spectre's actual barrel diameter because most barrel attachments are meant for Streamline Darts.
  • The Spectre's trigger is much easier to pull than the Maverick due to the fact that the Spectre's trigger does not need to rotate the cylinder.
  • The boxing of the Spectre REV-5 shows that it shoots Sonic Micro Darts, but instead it comes with Whistler Darts.
  • The box and instructions show the Spectre with an extra plastic ring that would cover the dart heads like the Maverick does, but it is not present on the actual blaster.


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