Overview
This guide contains the locations of all unique weapons in Fallout New Vegas. This guide does not include the locations of unique weapons added by DLC. This guide may include some minor quest spoilers.
Guns – Pistols
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Lucky[fallout.wikia.com]
3.57 Magnum Revolver[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 30 | DPS: 82.5 | ROF: 2.75 | CRIT: x2.5 | ACC: 0.3 | DUR: 1120
Base ID: 000e2c86Found inside the Bison Steve Hotel[fallout.wikia.com] in Primm[fallout.wikia.com]. It’s in the locked safe in the gift-shop. Lockpick 75 will be required to open the safe.
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Maria[fallout.wikia.com]
9mm Pistol[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 20 | DPS: 75 | ROF: 3.75 | CRIT: x2 | ACC: 0.2 | DUR: 995
Base ID: 000e7655Carried by Benny[fallout.wikia.com]. Benny can be found inside The Tops[fallout.wikia.com] in the New Vegas Strip[fallout.wikia.com] during the quest “Ring-a-Ding-Ding!”[fallout.wikia.com] or in The Fort[fallout.wikia.com] during “Render Unto Caesar”[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the gun.
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Mysterious Magnum[fallout.wikia.com]
.44 Magnum Revolver[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 42 | DPS: 102.4 | ROF: 2.44 | CRIT: x1 | ACC: 0.5 | DUR: 745
Base ID: 00127c6cCarried by The Lonesome Drifter[fallout.wikia.com]. The Lonesome Drifter can be found sitting under a billboard just north of El Dorado Gas & Service[fallout.wikia.com] if the quest “Talent Pool”[fallout.wikia.com] is not completed, or in The Aces[fallout.wikia.com] theater at The Tops[fallout.wikia.com] on the New Vegas Strip[fallout.wikia.com] after the quest “Talent Pool” has been completed. You can be given the gun by passing a Barter 50 check during the quest “Talent Pool”. You can also loot the weapon.
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That Gun[fallout.wikia.com]
5.56mm Pistol[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 30 | DPS: 90 | ROF: 3.0 | CRIT: x2.5 | ACC: 0.5 | DUR: 1120
Base ID: 00133058Found in the Dino Bite Gift Shop[fallout.wikia.com] in Novac[fallout.wikia.com]. It’s on a shelf in the locked storage room. The key for the storage room can be pickpocketed or purchased from Cliff Briscoe[fallout.wikia.com] during the quest “Come Fly With Me”[fallout.wikia.com]. You can also buy the gun directly from Cliff Briscoe.
Guns – SMGs
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Vance’s 9mm SMG[fallout.wikia.com]
9mm SMG[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 17 | DPS: 221 | ROF: 13 | CRIT: x0.05 | ACC: 1.5 | DUR: 3745
Base ID: 000e32f4Found in Wins Hideout[fallout.wikia.com] near Westside[fallout.wikia.com]. It is inside a locked safe. Lockpick 100 can be used to open the safe. You can also obtain the safe combination from Sammy Wins[fallout.wikia.com] using Speech 55.
Guns – Shotguns
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Big Boomer[fallout.wikia.com]
Sawed-off Shotgun[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 8.6×14 | DPS: 34.2 | ROF: 2.58 | CRIT: x1 | ACC: 3.5 | DUR: 395
Base ID: 001673cdCarried by Old Lady Gibson[fallout.wikia.com]. Old Lady Gibson can be found in living in the hut in the Gibson Scrap Yard[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Dinner Bell[fallout.wikia.com]
Hunting Shotgun[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 10.7×7 | DPS: 125 | ROF: 1.67 | CRIT: x1 | ACC: 1.2 | DUR: 745
Base ID: 000f0b12Reward for the quest “Bleed Me Dry”[fallout.wikia.com]. The quest is initiate by Red Lucy[fallout.wikia.com] in The Thorn[fallout.wikia.com].
Guns – Rifles
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Abilene Kid LE BB Gun[fallout.wikia.com]
BB Gun[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 4 | DPS: 6.2 | ROF: 1.54 | CRIT: x1.5 | ACC: 0.5 | DUR: 495
Base ID: 0015ff5dFound inside Fields’ Shack[fallout.wikia.com]. If you took the Wild Wasteland[fallout.wikia.com] trait, instead of being located inside Fields’ Shack it will be located inside a well outside of Field’s Shack. This well will only appear after asking Rex[fallout.wikia.com] if Jimmy fell down a well during a random event.
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All-American[fallout.wikia.com]
Marksman Carbine[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 26 | DPS: 156 | ROF: 6 | CRIT: x1 | ACC: 0.035 | DUR: 1995
Base ID: 00106febFound inside the Vault 34 Armory[fallout.wikia.com] in Vault 34[fallout.wikia.com].
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Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
Sniper Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 48 | DPS: 102.9 | ROF: 2.14 | CRIT: x2 | ACC: 0.018 | DUR: 795
Base ID: 001429e1Found in a locked chest at Sniper’s Nest[fallout.wikia.com]. Lockpick 100 will be required to open the chest.
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La Longue Carabine[fallout.wikia.com]
Cowboy Repeater[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 35 | DPS: 75.4 | ROF: 2.15 | CRIT: x1.5 | ACC: 0.05 | DUR: 745
Base ID: 000f56f5Carried by Corporal Sterling[fallout.wikia.com]. Corporal Sterling can be found in Camp McCarran[fallout.wikia.com] if the quest “Three-Card Bounty”[fallout.wikia.com] is not completed, or in Camp Forlorn Hope[fallout.wikia.com] after the quest “Three-Card Bounty” has been completed. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Ratslayer[fallout.wikia.com]
Varmint Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 23 | DPS: 30 | ROF: 1.3 | CRIT: x5 | ACC: 0.0225 | DUR: 995
Base ID: 000e5b17Found inside the Broc Flower Cave[fallout.wikia.com]. The weapon is located in the small lab overlooking the cave chambers. The cave is populated by giant rats[fallout.wikia.com].
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This Machine[fallout.wikia.com]
Battle Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 55 | DPS: 117.9 | ROF: 2.14 | CRIT: x1 | ACC: 0.5 | DUR: 2995
Base ID: 000f062bReward for the unmarked quest “Dealing with Contreras”[fallout.wikia.com]. The quest can be initiated by either Contreras[fallout.wikia.com] or Lt. Carrie Boyd[fallout.wikia.com] in Camp McCarran[fallout.wikia.com]. You will have to side with either Contreras or Lt. Carrie Boyd during the quest to receive the weapon. Siding with Keller[fallout.wikia.com] will not give you the weapon.
Guns – Heavy Weapons
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CZ57 Avenger[fallout.wikia.com]
Minigun[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 13 | DPS: 390 | ROF: 30 | CRIT: x0.5 | ACC: 0.55 | DUR: 7995
Base ID: 001629b6Found at The Devil’s Throat[fallout.wikia.com]. It’s inside the blue truck at the bottom of The Devil’s Throat. The weapon is guarded by centaurs[fallout.wikia.com].
Energy Weapons – Pistols
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Alien Blaster[fallout.wikia.com]
Alien Blaster[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 75 | DPS: 131.3 | ROF: 1.8 | CRIT: x100 | ACC: 0 | DUR: 2495
Base ID: 00004322Carried by an alien captain[fallout.wikia.com]. The alien captain can be found north of Horowitz Farmstead[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon. Can only be found with the Wild Wasteland[fallout.wikia.com] trait.
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Euclid’s C-Finder[fallout.wikia.com]
Euclid’s C-Finder[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 0 + 150 AoE | DPS: 20.6 | ROF: 0.2 | CRIT: x50 | ACC: 0.5 | DUR: 3995
Base ID: 0014eb3cPurchased from Max[fallout.wikia.com]. Max can be found playing in Freeside[fallout.wikia.com]. In order to activate the weapon, you will need to configure the power grid to divert power to the ARCHIMEDES II during the quest “That Lucky Old Sun”[fallout.wikia.com]. The quest is initiated by Fantastic[fallout.wikia.com] inside HELIOS One[fallout.wikia.com].
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Pew Pew[fallout.wikia.com]
Laser Pistol[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 75 | DPS: 150 | ROF: 2.0 | CRIT: x2.5 | ACC: 0.1 | DUR: 395
Base ID: 00103b1dLooted from the corpse of Allen Marks[fallout.wikia.com]. The corpse of Allen Marks can be found inside the reward room of the Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters[fallout.wikia.com] after presenting 50 Sunset Sarsaparilla Star Bottle Caps[fallout.wikia.com] to Festus[fallout.wikia.com] for the quest The Legend of the Star[fallout.wikia.com].
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Pulse Gun[fallout.wikia.com]
Pulse Gun[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 5 + 250/100 EMP | DPS: 5.17 | ROF: 1 | CRIT: x1 | ACC: 0.1 | DUR: 495
Base ID: 00090a6bFound in a locked chest inside the Vault 34 Armory[fallout.wikia.com] in Vault 34[fallout.wikia.com]. Lockpick 100 can be used to open the chest, or Col. Blackwell’s Key[fallout.wikia.com] can be used if it was taken from Pearl’s Barracks[fallout.wikia.com] at Nellis Air Force Base[fallout.wikia.com].
Energy Weapons – Rifles
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AER14 Prototype[fallout.wikia.com]
Laser Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 35 | DPS: 105 | ROF: 3 | CRIT: x2 | ACC: 0.0225 | DUR: 495
Base ID: 001479b3Found near the Common Area on the fifth floor of Vault 22[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to lockpick a door to access the weapon. The Lockpick skill required to lockpick the door varies with player level.
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Q-35 Matter Modulator[fallout.wikia.com]
Plasma Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 40 | DPS: 96 | ROF: 2.4 | CRIT: x2 | ACC: 0.2 | DUR: 1245
Base ID: 000e6064Found in storeroom in REPCONN Headquarters[fallout.wikia.com]. Either Lockpick 100 or Science 100 will be needed to unlock the storeroom door. The storeroom door can also be unlocked using a keycard found in a suitcase on the third floor of REPCONN Headquarters.
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YCS/186[fallout.wikia.com]
Gauss Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 140 | DPS: 52.5 | ROF: 3 | CRIT: x2 | ACC: 0.0275 | DUR: 495
Base ID: 0015b38dCarried by a mercenary[fallout.wikia.com]. The mercenary can be found north of Horowitz Farmstead[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon. Cannot be found with the Wild Wasteland[fallout.wikia.com] trait.
Energy Weapons – Heavy Weapons
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Tesla-Beaton Prototype[fallout.wikia.com]
Tesla Cannon[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 90 + 25/2s Shock | DPS: 145.8 | ROF: 1.34 | CRIT: x2 | ACC: 0.08 | DUR: 195
Base ID: 0015a47fFound at the Crashed Vertibird[fallout.wikia.com]. The weapon is guarded by hardened sentry bots[fallout.wikia.com] and hardened mister gutsies[fallout.wikia.com].
Explosives – Launchers
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Annabelle[fallout.wikia.com]
Missile Launcher[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 10 + 200 AoE | DPS: 77.3 | ROF: 1.89 | CRIT: x0 | ACC: 0.02 | DUR: 495
Base ID: 00162019Carried by a nightkin sniper[fallout.wikia.com]. The nightkin sniper can be found keeping watch at the radio tower in Black Mountain[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Mercy[fallout.wikia.com]
Grenade Machinegun[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 5 + 100 AoE | DPS: 325.5 | ROF: 3.1 | CRIT: x0 | ACC: 1 | DUR: 2495
Base ID: 0015fff4Found inside Dead Wind Cavern[fallout.wikia.com]. The weapon is guarded by deathclaws[fallout.wikia.com].
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Thump-Thump[fallout.wikia.com]
Grenade Rifle[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 2 + 100 AoE | DPS: 43.2 | ROF: 2.79 | CRIT: x0 | ACC: 0.8 | DUR: 620
Base ID: 001429e2Inside the generator building at Nellis Array[fallout.wikia.com]. It’s lying next to a skeleton at the bottom level. The weapon is guarded by exploding giant ants[fallout.wikia.com].
Explosives – Grenades
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Holy Frag Grenade[fallout.wikia.com]
Frag Grenade[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 1 + 800 AoE | DPS: 522.4 | ROF: 0.65 | CRIT: x0 | ACC: 0.0 | DUR: 20
Base ID: 0014ea5aFound in the Searchlight Church Basement[fallout.wikia.com] of Camp Searchlight[fallout.wikia.com]. The weapon is guarded by golden geckos[fallout.wikia.com]. Can only be found with the Wild Wasteland[fallout.wikia.com] trait.
Melee – One-Handed
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Chance’s Knife[fallout.wikia.com]
Combat Knife[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 22 | DPS: 91.4 | ROF: 4.15 | CRIT: x2 | DUR: 445
Base ID: 00162c92Found in Chance’s grave[fallout.wikia.com] near the Tribal Village[fallout.wikia.com]. A shovel[fallout.wikia.com] will be needed to rob the grave and loot the weapon. Cazadores[fallout.wikia.com] frequent the area around the grave.
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Chopper[fallout.wikia.com]
Cleaver[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 14 (x1.5 Limb) | DPS: 54.9 | ROF: 3.92 | CRIT: x2 | DUR: 1245
Base ID: 0014d2aaFound in the Wolfhorn Farmhouse[fallout.wikia.com] in the Wolfhorn Ranch. It’s on top of the stove.
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Figaro[fallout.wikia.com]
Straight Razor[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 8 | DPS: 33.2 | ROF: 4.15 | CRIT: x4 | DUR: 445
Base ID: 0014d2a7Carried by Sergio[fallout.wikia.com]. Sergio can be found in The King’s School of Impression[fallout.wikia.com] in Freeside[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Liberator[fallout.wikia.com]
Machete[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 18 (x2.5 Limb) | DPS: 62.3 | ROF: 3.46 | CRIT: x3 | DUR: 370
Base ID: 00127e45Reward for the quest “We Are Legion”[fallout.wikia.com]. The quest is initiated by Dead Sea[fallout.wikia.com] in Camp Nelson[fallout.wikia.com]. Alternatively, you can loot the weapon off of Dead Sea during the quest “Restoring Hope”[fallout.wikia.com].
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The Humble Cudgel[fallout.wikia.com]
Lead Pipe[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 26 | DPS: 72 | ROF: 2.77 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 370
Base ID: 00157bcaFound in the Sealed Sewer[fallout.wikia.com]. To access the Sealed Sewer you will need to loot the Luke’s Find key[fallout.wikia.com] from either “Blind” Luke[fallout.wikia.com] or “Sweet” Jill[fallout.wikia.com]. The corpse of “Blind” Luke can be found in the Central Sewers[fallout.wikia.com]. The corpse of “Sweet” Jill can be found in the East Central Sewers[fallout.wikia.com]. The weapon is guarded by feral ghouls[fallout.wikia.com].
Melee – Two-Handed
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Blade of the East[fallout.wikia.com]
Bumper Sword[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 65 + 2/10s Fire | DPS: 104.6 | ROF: 1.58 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 3995
Base ID: 00143fbaCarried by Legate Lanius[fallout.wikia.com]. Legate Lanius can be found in Legate’s Camp[fallout.wikia.com] during the quests “No Gods, No Masters”[fallout.wikia.com], “All or Nothing”[fallout.wikia.com], or “Eureka!”[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Knock-Knock[fallout.wikia.com]
Fire Axe[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 66 | DPS: 118.8 | ROF: 1.8 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 545
Base ID: 00156f7cFound in the Searchlight Fire Station[fallout.wikia.com] at Camp Searchlight[fallout.wikia.com]. It’s in a bathroom stall. To unlock Camp Searchlight Fire Station you will need to either loot the key from Logan[fallout.wikia.com] or be on the quest “Wheel of Fortune”[fallout.wikia.com], which is initiated by Logan. Logan can be found inside Searchlight NCR Storage[fallout.wikia.com] in Camp Searchlight.
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Nephi’s Golf Driver[fallout.wikia.com]
9 Iron[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 30 | DPS: 71.1 | ROF: 2.37 | CRIT: x1.2 | DUR: 245
Base ID: 000f56f6Carried by Driver Nephi[fallout.wikia.com]. Driver Nephi can be found near South Vegas Ruins East Entrance[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Oh, Baby![fallout.wikia.com]
Super Sledge[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 80 | DPS: 138.8 | ROF: 1.74 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 495
Base ID: 00156968Found inside the Charleston Cave[fallout.wikia.com]. It is next to the corpse of a nightkin[fallout.wikia.com]. The weapon is guarded by night stalkers[fallout.wikia.com].
Unarmed
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Cram Opener[fallout.wikia.com]
Bladed Gauntlet[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 28 | DPS: 47.5 | ROF: 1.7 | CRIT: x2 | DUR: 295
Base ID: 00151d0cCarried by Little Buster[fallout.wikia.com]. Little Buster can be found in Camp McCarran[fallout.wikia.com] if the quest “Three-Card Bounty”[fallout.wikia.com] is not completed, or his corpse can be found on some railroad tracks in Freeside[fallout.wikia.com] a few days after the quest “Three-Card Bounty” has been completed. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Golden Gloves[fallout.wikia.com]
Boxing Gloves[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 1 + 50 Fatigue | DPS: 1.3 | ROF: 1.26 | CRIT: x2 | DUR: 1245
Base ID: 000e58bbFound on the Casino Floor[fallout.wikia.com] of the Lucky 38 Casino[fallout.wikia.com] in the New Vegas Strip[fallout.wikia.com]. It’s sitting on a bookshelf.
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Love and Hate[fallout.wikia.com]
Spiked Knuckles[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 30 | DPS: 75.8 | ROF: 2.53 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 1495
Base ID: 001568e6Carried by a Viper Gang Leader[fallout.wikia.com]. The Viper Gang Leader can be found in Bonnie Springs[fallout.wikia.com]. You will need to loot the weapon.
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Paladin Toaster[fallout.wikia.com]
Zap Glove[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 41 + 50/20 EMP | DPS: 67.1 | ROF: 1.64 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 395
Base ID: 0015ba72Looted from the corpse of a Prospector[fallout.wikia.com] in Black Rock Cave[fallout.wikia.com]. The corpse is guarded by nightkin[fallout.wikia.com].
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Pushy[fallout.wikia.com]
Displacer Glove[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 60 | DPS: 88.4 | ROF: 1.47 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 595
Base ID: 00155e6dLooted from the corpse of a Jackal Gang Member[fallout.wikia.com] in Ruby Hill Mine[fallout.wikia.com]. The corpse of the Jackal Gang Member is near one of the entrances to the underground lake chamber. The weapon is guarded by lakelurks[fallout.wikia.com].
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Recompense of the Fallen[fallout.wikia.com]
Dog Tag Fist[fallout.wikia.com]
DAM: 25 | DPS: 47.4 | ROF: 1.89 | CRIT: x1 | DUR: 745
Base ID: 0012adb8Found in Aurelius of the Phoenix’s Office[fallout.wikia.com] in Cottonwood Cove[fallout.wikia.com]. It’s in Aurelius of the Phoenix’s desk.