STEALTHFIRE SHIELD or as the box says...

 Marvel Captain America The Winter Soldier Super Soldier Gear Stealth Fire Shield 

I found a Captain America Stealth Fire Shield in the clearance aisle marked down to $15. I knew that this gimmick blaster got overall poor reviews and for only five bucks off the original price I decided to pass. Three days later the shield was still there but it had been marked down again to $9 so I picked it up.

I think it is important to remember that this is technically a Marvel Captain America Super Soldier Gear product from the makers of NERF aka Hasbro, not really a traditional NERF blaster. At only about 10"(25cm) in diameter it doesn't really make an effective shield either

size comparison with Strong Arm.

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 What this version of Cap's shield lacks in performance and range it makes up for with tacti-cool, clever, fun-ctionality.

At the rear of the shield is the handle which deploys the 4 barrels from the center of the sheild. Directly above that is a door that flips up to load the darts. Pulling the handle/trigger fires each of the 4 darts separately. A 5th pull of the trigger retracts the barrels.

As far as ranges go it says "Fires up to 20 feet!" on the box.

It says "Fires up to 20 feet!" I found an average of about 16 feet.

If you are lucky a 20 foot shot is the max you might get out of it. The Stealth Shield also comes with 4 red tip, blue foam streamline style darts that don't seem to be as sturdy as elite darts.
The handle size and adjustable arm strap are surprisingly big and adult friendly.

back side of Stealth Fire Shield

I like the idea of using shields in Nerf and the Stealth Fire is something a little novel and fun.You wouldn't want to use it in a battle. I don't think there is much modding potential either? It does make me think of what could have been or what could be ...? Perhaps this will be a great collectors item some day? I hope so because there is one in my collection now.
                                  
                                              NERF ON NERFerS!!!