Fallout 76

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Fallout 76 Official game cover Release Date: 2018 Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Series: Fallout Platforms: PC PlayStation 4 Xbox One Genre: Action Role-Playing

Fallout 76 is a 2018 role playing game and the 9th overall title in the Fallout game series, developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Fallout 76 is the first online Fallout title along with serving as Bethesda's first developed multiplayer game since 1997's An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire. It is a prequel to all previous games in the series and can be played in a first or third person perspective.

Just like in previous titles, the plot centers on the player controller character leaving one of many fallout shelters built by Vault-Tec (this time, in Appalachia 25 years later) after a nuclear apocalypse from a result of conflicts between the United States and China.

Overview

A majority of Fallout 4's weapons and mechanics were reused for Fallout 76, such as the ability to build weapons and add various modifications to firearms such as receivers, barrels, grips/stocks, sights and magazines by using various junk in the wasteland containing materials to craft the modifications. Aside from requiring perks to craft modifications as was the case in Fallout 4, they can only be unlocked by the player after breaking down a copy of a firearm, learning their schematics or by redeeming a standalone modification. The first firearms the player has access to in Fallout 76 are "pipe guns", which are fictional improvised firearms visually made of metal and wood scrap. They start out as compact "pistol" variants with modifications such as stocks which reclass them as a rifle. The three pipe weapons available in-game are the "Pipe Revolver", "Pipe Bolt-Action" and the "Pipe Gun" (the autoloading counterpart), the latter of which can be either converted to full-auto or kept semi-automatic. Later on in player-progression, pipe weaponry is much less needed due to them only being viable as starter guns.

Until reaching level 50, a majority of weapons and armor pieces have a level limit, for example: a level 7 player may not use a level 15 item but a level 47 may use level 45 gear.

Certain unique variants of weapons may be found in the game that possess a "Legendary" effect which is a special modifier that changes the statistics of the weapon and have three tiers, graded from 1 to 3 stars, with 3 star effects containing a more and better legendary stat but being less common to find. Like in previous games (excluding Fallout 4), the item condition system was brought back in which players have to regularly maintain their weapons and armor so that they doesn't break. However, a weapon's performance remains the same regardless of its condition. When firing weapons in first person view, no casings will eject from them (with the exception of some shotguns and rifles) but in third person, this is the opposite.

Unique variants of certain weapons can be obtained, mostly from quests or events. A majority of the game's unique weapons look exactly the same as their default variant and usually have pre-set legendary effects assigned to them. As such, not every unique weapon variant will be covered on this page unless it has a distinct characteristic or a unique appearance.

Handguns

"10mm Pistol"

The "10mm Pistol" from Fallout 4 returns and as its name suggests, chambers 10mm Auto ammunition and starts out as a semi automatic handgun. The pistol loosely resembles a Walther Volkspistole with some differences such as a steeply-angled grip and a Desert Eagle-esque slide. The 10mm can be modified with extended magazines (that increase its capacity from 12 rounds onwards), certain receivers that can increase damage or add a full auto conversion (essentially assigning the weapon a PDW style role). It becomes abundant at lower levels with random modifications applied and deals decent damage per shot, adding to its viability for starting players.

Desert Eagle Mark I - .357 Magnum

Walther Volkspistole - 9x19mm Parabellum

The "10mm Pistol" in the menu. Note that the pistol is equipped with standard modifications, though they aren't the standard mods for Fallout 4's 10mm.

When drawing the 10mm Pistol, the user will always rack the weapon's slide. However, this is only shown in first person view along with other guns' drawing animations.

Holding the 10mm Pistol.

The 10mm in action.

Reloading the sidearm.

Utilizing the pistol's slide release. As in Fallout 4, the slide release lever itself does not lock open the slide (as with most real-world pistols), but instead lowers an arm at the front of the slide in order to release it; this arm also raises into a divot in the slide when in battery, presumably acting as some sort of locking or delaying mechanism.

Colt Single Action Army

The Colt Single Action Army with a 7.5 inch barrel makes an appearance as the "Single Action Revolver" (despite the fact that both of the game's other revolvers are also operated in single-action mode) and is chambered for .44 Magnum. It can be obtained at early levels but is inferior to the .44 Pistol due to the former having very little modifications (which only include an improved receiver, long barrel and ivory grips) and a long reload animation in which each round is replaced one at a time (compared to the Model 29 having all 6 rounds reloaded at once) but deals slightly more damage than the already mentioned M29. The revolver appears to be missing a firing pin on its hammer. While reloading in third person view, the player character neglects the use of the revolver's ejector rod, instead inserting ammo directly into the chamber without removing spent casings. Oddly, the model for the revolver only has a single round of ammunition in its cylinder. The game's files label this gun as "ColtSAA".

The "Fancy Single Action Revolver" is a rare variant of the SAA, added in the Wastelanders update which also implemented human NPCs into the game. The revolver features pearl grips, a brass front sight, ejector rod tab and frame along with a brass finish on the fluted sections of the cylinder. Statistically, it has better range, a faster rate of fire and a faster reload speed than the standard SAA. However, modifications cannot be added to the the Fancy Single Action Revolver. The reason it is a rare weapon is due to there being only one way to obtain it; by turning in special claim tickets to a Protectron robot named "Bellhop" at the Pleasant Valley Ski Resort. Finding these tickets is a rare drop of their own, and handing them in to the bot only yields a 1.5% chance of receiving the special Single Action Army. Upon obtaining a Fancy Single Action Revolver, it will have a guaranteed random one star legendary effect, but is permanent on the weapon and cannot be reconfigured by the player.

As a reward for progressing far into the item scoreboard (a chart in which the player unlocks in-game items by doing challenges to gain points that levels it further) from Fallout 76's 8th season update, players will receive a damaged Vault-Tec jumpsuit that also contains a holstered Single Action Army. It is strictly cosmetic and does not have any interaction with weapons, including the usable Colt SAA.

Colt Single Action Army "Cavalry" model - .45 Long Colt

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Viewing the Single Action Army in the inspection menu.

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Cocking the revolver.

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Reloading. The player character's hand will clip through most of the gun when reaching for the ejector rod; working said rod also apparently indexes the cylinder.

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Inserting a fresh round. The in-game Single Action Army is incorrectly depicted as being reloadable with an uncocked hammer, while a real SAA requires the hammer to be set at a half-cock position in order to freely rotate the revolver's cylinder.

The "Fancy Single Action Revolver".

Crafting menu of the "Vault Survivor Outfit", containing a holstered SAA. Unlike the one the player can use, this revolver is fitted with differently colored grips and a shorter barrel.

A player with the latest apparel in the wasteland, plus a holster with a Colt inside.

"Crusader Pistol"

The "Crusader Pistol" is obtained after learning its plan and constructing it, with the plan being obtainable either from Minerva's vendor inventory or as a rare drop from completing "Daily Ops", which are daily cooperative missions that task a team of players to kill waves of a randomly selected enemy faction in order to deactivate or set up a communications system. In appearance, the Crusader Pistol is based on the "12.7mm Pistol" from Fallout: New Vegas, (which in turn is modeled after the "SIG-Sauer 14mm Pistol" from Fallout, and again in turn resembles a large and chunky Hammerli 280 pistol). By default the Crusader Pistol is chambered in 10mm but doesn't feed through the grip like the New Vegas version, instead feeding through a coffin shaped magazine housed ahead of the trigger and also somehow holds 12 rounds. The pistol can also be rechambered for 5.56mm and doing this replaces the magazine model with a more rectangular one, but is still too small to plausibly hold 12 cartridges. There is an extended magazine modification which increases the ammo capacity to 18 rounds but visually, the gun's magazine remains the same regardless of the ammo it is chambered in. Three other modifications also change the appearance of the magazine: the "Fusion receiver" which apparently rechambers the pistol for "Fusion cell" energy cartridges, the "Cryo receiver" which gives bullets freezing effects that slow down hit targets (this however does not assign the pistol to use already existing "Cryo cell" ammunition for an energy weapon with similar abilities and leaves it to still use 10mm even though its magazine gets replaced by a futuristic component with wiring connected to a visible cryogenic cell) and the "Pyro receiver" which as its name suggests, gives bullets incendiary properties. However, this mod visually replaces the pistol's magazine with a tank of flammable fuel even though it still uses 10mm in-game. Other modifications for the pistol include a suppressor and a reflex sight.

Hammerli 280 - .22 LR

The "12.7mm Pistol" from Fallout: New Vegas.

Inspection view of the "Crusader Pistol". The bottom of its grip suspiciously looks like the underside of a pistol magazine.

Drawing the Crusader Pistol prompts the player to rack the bolt, but the gun's ejection port stays still when doing this.

The Crusader Pistol in idle.

Aiming through the Crusader's iron sights.

Firing the weapon.

Reloading. The magazine will magically drop downwards.

Loading in a new magazine; this is done by sliding it into place, even though it was just shown that ejecting a magazine causes it to drop down rather than unsliding from the gun first.

Pushing what is presumably the slide release.

Render of the Crusader Pistol with a "5.56 receiver" mod. Note the pistol round sized ejection port which not only is behind where a round could enter the chamber, but is also obviously too small to eject .223 caliber casings.

Render of the "Fusion receiver".

Render of the "Cryo receiver". This assembly appears to be partly clipping through the side "vents" on the pistol. However, this does not reflect its appearance in-game.

Render of the "Pyro receiver".

M1842 Cavalry Percussion Pistol

The M1842 Aston percussion pistol appears as the "Black Powder Pistol". Per its name, the pistol feeds and fires the powerful .50 caliber ball, though firing or loading it will not deplete gunpowder from the player's inventory nor do they replace the percussion cap in the reload animation. While it deals only slightly less damage than the Mississippi percussion rifle, the M1842 may be a more preferable choice due to it reloading much faster than the rifle.

A more uncommon variant of this weapon called the "Black Powder Blunderbuss" can be obtained but does not act as a blunderbuss, as it fires only one projectile while utilizing the same .50 caliber ball ammunition and also the percussion cap appears to be missing on the this model. It functions identically to the default muzzleloader pistol but according to the game, some have a range stat of 12, while others are at 204 (the default M1842's range is also 204). The main visual difference on the "Blunderbuss" is its lighter colored wood, a differently shaped band plate and a slightly flared-out Blunderbuss-style barrel. It may be considered inferior to the default M1842 due to the inability to apply legendary modifiers to the former (this was possible however, before an update) as well as aiming being more difficult because of its flared barrel and the lack of a front sight.

A unique variant of the "Blunderbuss" version, named the "Pirate Punch" is a possible quest reward for the "Eviction Notice" public event (introduced in the "Test Your Metal" update) in which multiple players are tasked with defending a radiation-mitigating machine from waves of super mutant enemies who are attaching the point of defence. It is pre-configured in legendary effects that speed up reloading by 15%, has a 50% higher chance of hitting targets in V.A.T.S. (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, a mechanic in which the game aims the player's attacks for them and their chance of hitting a target is determined by a percentage) and each shot releases two projectiles (the way "Two-shot" legendary weapons work in the game is that two bullets are fired from one round discharged in a gun, with the second projectile not being affected by any perks or effects that would increase the weapon's damage output).

US M1842 Dragoon's pistol, manufactured by H. Aston and Ira N. Johnson in Middletown, Connecticut in 1849 - .54 caliber

Inspecting the "Black Powder Pistol" via the menu. Part of the pistol's model includes a powder flask, which is appropriately used while reloading. It is missing a front sight, which makes hitting manually aimed shots a gamble.

Upon drawing, the player will cock back the pistol's hammer, ready for action.

The M1842 in idle.

Discharging the pistol...

Reloading starts by immediately pouring some powder into the muzzle...

...then, a ball is dropped down the barrel...

...after which the ramrod is then used (by its wrong end) to further push down the barrel's contents, rather violently...

...and this is followed by a "click" sound. Cocking the hammer isn't seen here, though the third person animation shows that the player does indeed cock it. Apparently the pistol is now "ready" to fire, even though its user didn't replace the percussion cap.

The "Black Powder Blunderbuss" in-game. Despite being named a blunderbuss, it still fires a single .50 caliber ball rather than a group of smaller projectiles as a real Blunderbuss would. Note the missing percussion cap.

The Black Powder "Blunderbuss" in idle.

The steps for reloading this pistol are exactly the same as its more practical variant.

Smith & Wesson Model 29

The ".44 Pistol" (which should more correctly be referred to as a revolver) also makes a comeback and is quite a powerful weapon to come across for low level players; it is based on the Smith & Wesson Model 29. Ammunition for it is quickly loaded using full moon clips. Despite being a double action revolver, the player character will always cock the hammer after each shot (which lacks a firing pin), a trait carried over from Fallout 4. Modifications for the revolver include longer barrels, scopes and grips.

The "Western Revolver" starts appearing after the player reaches Level 20, though in rare amounts. It is visually identical to the .44 Pistol but with a cleaner appearance and different grips but does not share its unlocked modifications with the more common M29 variant, requiring players to scrap this particular weapon in order to unlock attachments and upgrades for it. The Western Revolver is considered the best out of the .44 Magnum revolver category due to its better damage overall and high modding capabilities (although it is slightly less flexible than the common .44). This version of the Model 29 originally appeared in Fallout 4's Nuka World downloadable content.

"Medical Malpractice" is a unique variant of the standard M29. Its frame, cylinder and barrel have a black finish and wooden grips present on the gun are colored with a dark brown appearence. If rubber grips are applied instead, they will be two-toned in red and black. Hence its name, it has a small medical symbol attached near the cylinder latch and comes configured with legendary modifiers that causes critical shots to heal the user and their group members, critical hits to deal 50% more damage and reduces the cost in V.A.T.S. for firing each shot. This is the current version of the weapon as another one existed and could only be rewarded to the player for completing a number of objectives in Fallout 76's Survival mode, which had shut down in October 2019, making this version of Medical Malpractice a legacy item. The new variant's workbench schematics can mostly be obtained as a rare reward for finishing a Daily Operation within a certain time limit.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum. This is the screen used Model 29 carried and fired by Clint Eastwood in the movie The Enforcer.

The normal variant Model 29 in the weapon inspection menu. This revolver has an optical sight.

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Firing the .44 Pistol. Note the empty firing pin in the hammer.

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The player character appropriately utilizes the cylinder's ejector rod while reloading, but neglects to push the cylinder release lever beforehand which in reality is required to swing out the gun's cylinder.

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Inserting a moon clip of new rounds. Note the smaller-than-.44-caliber bore holes in the cylinder and the equally not-particularly-.44 Magnum looking cartridges about to be loaded.

A tactical Model 29 with rubber grips and a bull barrel; the latter attachment is only unlocked after completion of the "Mother of Invention" quest for the Brotherhood of Steel faction, along with the named M29 variant (pictured here) being rewarded to the player. The .44 Magnum in this configuration (minus the attachment rail with a reflex sight on it) resembles the Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter.

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The "Western Revolver" in the inspection menu. Its appearance is cleaner compared to the standard Model 29 revolvers in the game.

A Western Revolver with lighter toned grips and an 8 3/8 inch barrel.

Inspecting the "Medical Malpractice" variant. If an optic is attached to the gun, it will have a red painted color.

The other side of the revolver. According to the text on the frame, it was manufactured in Austin, Texas by "Red Raptor Firearms". However, this is somewhat contradicted by how this variant can only be constructed by the player at a workbench once they have learned its building plan.

Submachine Guns

"10mm Submachine Gun"

The 10mm SMG from Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas appears again in a higher quality appearance. Like its previous incarnations, the 10mm Submachine Gun resembles the Heckler & Koch SMG II prototype and its receiver appears to be based on a backwards Browning M2 (though its charging handle no longer resembles that of the M2). The 10mm submachine gun has a left handed bolt, and users now hold it with two hands (as characters in 3 and New Vegas held it only with one hand) and finally has a usable stock which are added via modifications despite there being an unused folded stock present. It deals a higher damage per shot than a standard 10mm Pistol and has a fair damage-per-second output, but produces a lot of recoil when continuously firing. It also lacks a front sight even though they are present in the game's files. The rear sight appears to be modelled after that of an M1A1 Thompson's.

The "Perfect Storm" is a unique variant of the 10mm SMG, given to the player as a reward for completing the quest "Cold Case", in which the player investigates the whereabouts of a child kidnapped before the Great War. The Perfect Storm looks visually identical to its standard versions but possesses an ability only unique to this weapon, in that it fires incendiary bullets which deals 24 fire damage over 3 seconds to a target. A downside however is that players cannot manually add random legendary effects to this weapon, limiting further potential to it.

Heckler & Koch SMG II - 9x19mm Parabellum

Browning M2HB - .50 BMG

The 10mm SMG from its previous appearances.

Inspecting the "10mm Submachine Gun". Note the cable assortment towards the rear; its purpose isn't exactly clear.

A player holds his 10mm SMG, happy that Bethesda brought it back to the Fallout universe.

Aiming down the M1A1 Thompson sights reveals that it has the exact opposite problem of New Vegas' 10mm SMG. There is no front sight, even though a picture which advertises an in-game microtransaction skin for the weapon has one present.

Racking the submachine gun's charging handle as part of the reload animation. The bolt handle travels dangerously close to the start of the gun's unknown set of cables.

Thompson Submachine Gun

The "Submachine Gun" (originally appearing in Fallout 4) resembles an M1928A1 Thompson but with a side mounted charging handle on the left side along with an ejection port, barrel, safety and fire selectors from the M1 Thompson. The Submachine Gun is chambered for .45 rounds and deals low damage per shot, but its decent rate of fire and large magazine capacity makes up for this. It is depicted as firing from a closed bolt unlike the Thompsons it is referencing. Oddly enough, the default drum magazine equipped on the gun holds 50 rounds, even though it is much smaller than an actual 50-round Thompson drum, whilst the model for a larger drum magazine which holds 62 rounds sizes it up to a proper 50-round drum. Compared to its counterpart seen in Fallout 4, the Thompson hybrid in this game has an abnormally slow rate of fire, being roughly equivalent to that of a heavy machine gun's.

M1928A1 Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP

M1 Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP

Inspecting the mutated Thompson SMG. Note the M1 style barrel, amusingly small drum magazine and switches, with the safety switch being set to safe and fire selector set to full auto. For some reason, the starting stock has been partly sawed off, which would make it impractical to use as one at nearly half its original length. The distance the bolt travels back (as this is a closed bolt gun) is very small, with it being much shorter compared to a real M1. The SMG's "lightweight" barrel gives it the appearance of an M1928A1's finned barrel.

"Look how they massacred my boy".

Handling the weapon in first-person view.

The rear sight is also a hybrid of the M1928 and M1, with the protectors of an M1928 but the sight itself resembling an M1A1's. The player will always aim through the notch on top of the rear sight, which is actually intended for longer distance targets, while the circular peephole is more suited for closer ranges.

Firing the Thompson-combo. For a .45, that is quite the muzzle flash.

Ditto, with an ejected casing. It appears mid-air, inches away from the actual gun's ejector. This is because fired ammo casings spawn only as world objects with the majority of the game's weapons, hence why they are mostly visible in third-person view only.

Replacing the Submachine Gun's drum magazine.

Cocking the rather short bolt.

A fully modified Submachine Gun appears in a poster apparently advertising explosive ammunition for the gun. Note the right handed bolt and ejection port on the gun.

Shotguns

12 Gauge Double Barrel Shotgun

A double barreled 12 gauge shotgun appears in the game. It can be modified with different barrels and stocks. Performance wise, it deals the most damage out of the game's other shotguns, but is set back by the constant need to reload as well as its theoretical damage potentially being partly negated by armored targets.

Savage/Stevens 311A Shotgun - 12 gauge

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The weapon's model being inspected. Note the single trigger and awkward proportions carried over from the 4 model.

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The double barrel in first person view.

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Breaking open the barrels. The user's thumb doesn't actually push the gun's opening lever. Note the large overall size of the shotgun and its shells, which seem more akin to 10 gauge.

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Inserting new shells. The reload animation slightly differs in third person view as the user inserts one round at a time, with first person view showing the shooter loading in both shells at once. The same reload animation will play when the user reloads a double barrel with one shell left unfired. This is a typical trait in FPS games.

A double barreled shotgun with a visually futuristic skin. At least two variants of this skin exist, with this version, the "Dastardly Duo" being available in light grey.

A player holds his "sci-fied" shotgun.

Blunderbuss

A cut weapon skin for the in-game "Atom Shop" would have changed the appearance of the Black Powder Rifle into a Blunderbuss, though this would be cosmetic and the weapon would still function as a rifle. The Blunderbuss would have likely required a separate animation, which could have been a reason as to why Bethesda cut the item from the game.

Flintlock Blunderbuss

The model for the Blunderbuss skin. It would have reused the powder flask model from the game's Aston pistols.

"Combat Shotgun"

Since Fallout 3, the "Combat Shotgun's" appearance in the franchise is based on the Soviet PPSh-41. By default, the Combat Shotgun has a sawed off stock and a very short box magazine that somehow holds eight shells. One of the magazine modifications for the shotgun resembles that from a Browning Automatic Rifle, By performance, it is an excellent weapon to utilize shotgun shells for due to its fast fire rate, high capacity that can be furthered to 12 rounds and modding flexibility. Adding modifications such as the drum magazine, front sight ring and a long barrel makes the shotgun closely resemble its variant in Fallout 3. This weapon is also the only shotgun in the game that can be modified to negate enemy armor to some extent (outside of special variants, like the side-by-side shown above).

The "Test Your Metal" update added a unique variant of the Combat Shotgun, named the "Crowd Control". This variant has whitened furniture and bears a dark blue decal on both sides of its stock that features a white star insignia and the origin of the shotgun's name. The Crowd Control is obtained with pre-set legendary effects that add explosive properties to its shots, reduce its weight by 90% and the ability to temporarily decrease a target's damage output. This weapon is given to the player in the "Eviction Notice" event.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

The "Combat Shotgun" as seen in the game's inspection menu. The end result of this weapon is a PPSh-41 on steroids.

The Combat Shotgun in idle, first person view.

Having just killed a hostile enemy, the player takes aim. There is no rear sight on the shotgun, with there instead being an optic rail in its place.

Removing the shotgun's magazine...

...inserting a new one...

...and racking the bolt.

A player reloads his Combat Shotgun. Note the ejection port, with the bolt having only moved back about half of the port's length. This is because the space the bolt has to travel back is inconsistent with the length of the shotgun's ejection port, as pulling the charging handle back such a short distance would not be enough to completely cycle the gun's action. The rifle variant of this weapon suffers the same logical issue.

The model for the "Crowd Control" variant.

Remington 870

The Remington Model 870 shotgun appears as the "Pump Action Shotgun", with a left handed ejection port. It is quite a common weapon, can be obtained at very low levels and is superior to the Double-Barrel due to the former's capacity and spread. By default, the shotgun is modelled with a sawed-off stock, a short barrel and a four round magazine tube (which incorrectly holds eight shells) and an aperture sight by default. Bizarrely, applying longer barrel modifications (which also changes the length of the magazine tube but not its actual capacity) decreases the accuracy of the shotgun despite in-game notes of the modifications stating otherwise. If one flips the text on the right side of shotgun's receiver, it reads "Romington 76 MAGNUM". Some modifications add a heatshield to the barrel of the shotgun, a synthetic stock and a tactical forend. When reloading, the player character will always pump the shotgun's forend backwards before inserting shells. Likely due to a bug, spent shells are ejected from the loading gate but while aiming down the sights, shell hulls correctly eject from the ejection port.

Remington 870 with sawed off barrel and stock - 12 gauge

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The "Pump Action Shotgun" in the inspection menu. Note the ATI Fluted Mag Extension Stand-off Cap and the sporter style checkering of the forend which is typically found on synthetic forends.

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Holding the "Romington 76" in first person view.

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Aiming down the Romington's sights. They appear to be the same default iron sights as present on the "Lever Action Rifle".

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Using their Remington, the player character has a face off against a "Scorched" enemy and a mutated insect.

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Reloading the shotgun. The animation begins with the user racking back the forend before inserting new shells, but never actually inserts a shell into the chamber.

Close up of the receiver's inscription, parodying the Remington logo. On the in-game gun's model, this text is inverted, suggesting the shotgun was originally modelled with right handed features but was simply flipped in order to continue the "left-handed firearms" trope many FPS games contain.

The Remington 870 with a short barrel, tactical forend and full stock. This stock has a synthetic finish which is only added when a specific type of receiver is applied to the shotgun, otherwise the stock appears as wooden only.

A Remington with a short barrel, forend more correctly resembling that of a typical 870's (along with a permanent synthetic finish) and a Magpul SGA-style stock, included with duct tape.

An 870 with the longest barrel and magazine tube available in-game, heatshield attached, a synthetic forend and the Magpul stock.

The same shotgun but with a "Medium barrel". This one adds the ATI magazine tube extension which is longer (by a small amount) than the real one, possibly explaining how this weapon would hold 8 rounds at once.

Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotgun

The Double-Barrel Shotgun's buttstock can be sawed off and its barrels can be cut to be even shorter.

Stevens 311R (sawed-off) - 12 gauge

A Double-Barrel with a sawed-off buttstock, reflex sight and compensator.

A more bare sawed-off version of the Double-Barrel Shotgun. Regardless of barrel length, the front end of the barrels will always have a front sight.

Rifles

AK-47

Reused from Fallout 4's Nuka World DLC, the left handed Type 1 AK-47 reappears as the "Handmade Rifle"; however, due to a naming bug, all Handmade Rifles are instead called "Handmade" or "Automatic Handmade" (if using a full-auto receiver on the gun). Unlike in said game, this rifle no longer chambers the "7.62" ammunition due to it not existing in this game (likely as an effort to minimize lesser used ammunition from the previous game) and is instead chambered in 5.56mm rounds despite using curved magazines for the aforementioned 7.62mm cartridge. The Handmade Rifle can be modified with different stocks, barrels, magazines and scopes.

Type 1 AK-47 - 7.62x39mm

Inspection menu view of a "Handmade" in its default configuration. Note the makeshift shovel handle stock and 20-round magazine.

The AK-47 in idle.

Aiming down the AK's sights, which also appears to have "front sight lacking syndrome" that many weapons in post-apocalyptic Appalachia suffer from.

Removing a used magazine...

...rocking in a fresh one...

...and racking the rifle's bolt.

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Idling with a differently configured AK-47. This specific rifle's receiver cover has been removed, which is generally not a good idea in a post-apocalyptic setting and yet still seems to be done in every post-apocalyptic setting.

American Percussion Combination Gun

"The Dragon" is a mid-19th century American-style quad barreled percussion combination rifle/shotgun. It is chambered in .50 caliber balls and firing will discharge all four barrels despite the fact that in reality the top two barrels are rifle barrels typically around .38-40 caliber and the bottom two barrels are shotgun barrels typically around .69-72 caliber. Strangely, the rifle only expends a single ball of ammunition despite releasing four projectiles and like every other muzzle loaded firearm in the game, the player character makes no effort to replace the rifle's missing percussion caps while reloading. Since the rifle which "The Dragon" is modelled after is a combination gun, it has four percussion nipples, one for each barrel. The game version depicts the bottom two percussion nipples rigged to a wire coming from an unknown power source, which could possibly explain how the rifle fires all four barrels at the same time. Performance wise, The Dragon deals an extremely high amount of damage but takes around ten seconds to reload as well as being very hard to find.

Mid 19th century American percussion combination rifle/shotgun of unknown make. This exact weapon appears to have been used as reference when modeling The Dragon.

Overview of the model for "The Dragon".

Close up of the percussion nipples on the gun's bottom barrels. They are connected to a wire which may explain their discharge being in sync with the top two barrels. However, no visible power source is seen.

Reloading "The Dragon". In this screenshot, the player is using the ramrod on all four of the gun's barrels, one at a time.

ArmaLite AR-10

The player character can obtain a microtransaction from the in-game "Atom Shop" called the "Screaming Eagle skin" which cosmetically changes the Handmade Rifle's animations and appearance from an AK-47 to an ArmaLite AR-10 "Transitional Model" rifle (this does not alter the weapon's performance nor statistics). Visually, the AR-10 style rifle lacks a carrying handle and instead utilizes a rail (similarly to the A4 models), has no charging handle but rather a bolt placed on the left side of the receiver (with a right handed ejection port). There are three finishes that can be applied to the rifle which include a standard wood furniture appearance, woodland camouflage, and a custom "flyboy" skin that adds a decal of a bald eagle to the magazine well along with a dark crimson tinted grip and stock. Modifications for the AK-47 can still be applied and attachments such as scopes/optics and PBS-1 suppressors will appear on the rifle. When equipped with a drum magazine, the rifle oddly uses the Handmade Rifle's curved 7.62x39mm drums instead of a more appropriate one for a rifle that uses a straighter cartridge. Regardless of whether a player's Handmade Rifle is semi or fully automatic, the AR-10's selector switch is set to semi automatic. Due to how its model was made, the AR-10 skin's bolt does not reciprocate when firing but only the knob fixed to it does. The name of the Screaming Eagle skin is a reference to the 101st Airborne Division which was nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles". The woodland camouflage skin variant of the AR-10 is named the "Tropic Lightning", which references the 25th Infantry Division with the nickname of "Tropic Lightning".

ArmaLite AR-10, "Transitional" model - 7.62x51mm NATO

ArmaLite AR-10 A4 - 7.62x51mm NATO

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Inspection of the "Screaming Eagle" skin. This rifle in particular has a suppressor attached.

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Aiming down the rifle's sights. Like the "Combat Shotgun", the rifle has an attachment rail where its rear sight would be. However, the "Glow Sights" mod adds a glow sighted rear aperture.

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A player character holds his modified AR-10.

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Close up of markings on the rifle's receiver, which has the "CAL 7,62mm NATO" inscription of a Dutch manufactured AR-10 and then "7.6mm" underneath. Note the left handed bolt.

Comparison of the three paintjobs the skin is available in.

"Chinese Assault Rifle"

A recreation of the "Chinese Assault Rifle" from Fallout 3 was to appear in 76. However, it was cut from the game at the last moment. The unused model consists of a reused "Handmade Rifle" receiver instead of the fictional receiver design from its original incarnation, but with a proper AK-style grip (unlike said Handmade Rifle), the barrel/gas piston assembly of an RPD (flipped upside down with the front sight now attached on top of the gas tube), the stock of an AS Val and the handguard appears to be a cross between that of an AK-style and an RPD, unlike its previous incarnation. While the Fallout 76 rendition of the Chinese Assault Rifle is unusable as a standalone weapon, its model is available as a cosmetic skin for the Handmade Rifle when using certain weapon mods with it. This version is painted an olive color with a Chinese Communist style finish.

The "Chinese Assault Rifle" from Fallout 3.

Type 1 AK-47 - 7.62x39mm

RPD Light Machine Gun - 7.62x39mm

AS Val - 9x39mm

Unused model for Fallout 76's Chinese Assault Rifle. This rifle's handguard appears to be a mix between an AK rifle and RPD's handguards whereas in Fallout 3, the Chinese Assault Rifle had a handguard resembling only that of an RPD's.

An image promoting the "Communist Style" paint for the Handmade Rifle, as seen in the microtransaction "Atomic Shop".

Inspection overview of a Handmade Rifle, with the Chinese paintjob applied.

"Combat Rifle"

The Combat Rifle, yet another weapon recycled from Fallout 4, is again heavily based on the PPSh-41 submachine gun. It looks exactly like the "Combat Shotgun", though the barrel, magazine, charging handle and sights are different. The Combat Rifle is chambered in .45 caliber (.45 ACP, as the Submachine Gun is chambered in this ammunition as well) and can alternatively be rechambered for the weaker ".38" (presumably meant to be .38 Special judging from the box, although the model for the cartridges themselves are the same as the 10mm round) even though the gun's magazine model is rifle sized with .308 cartridges being present in it. This was because a .308 receiver for the rifle existed in Fallout 4 but was not carried into 76.

The "Fixer" is a unique version of the Combat Rifle, obtained (along with its plan) from the side-quest "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". Its stock, magazine and handguard have an olive color finish and provides stealth bonuses such as granting its user a 20% faster movement speed when sneaking and improved sneak in dark areas. It also deals 20% more damage than a generic Combat Rifle and can be modified with said rifle's upgrades that the player has unlocked. The Fixer is very frequently used by players as a fully automatic rifle due to its damage output and ability to have legendary effects added on top of its weapon-specific bonuses.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

Menu inspection of the "Combat Rifle". The game's developers appear to have modelled the "Combat Shotgun" first due to the rifle's receiver and magazine well being too wide for a rifle sized magazine.

The player racking the rifle's bolt after reloading it. The "Combat Rifle" uses the exact same animations as its shotgun counterpart.

A fully modified "Fixer". The model for this suppressor is shared for the Combat Shotgun, Radium Rifle, Submachine Gun and the Combat Rifle even though the suppressor is inscribed with "MODEL 12GS, 12ga Only" text.

Gustloff Volksstrumgewehr

Another rifle recycled from the Far Harbor DLC in Fallout 4, the Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr makes a comeback as the "Radium Rifle". It is a Volkssturmgewehr rifle with random sci-fi parts installed on it which include gamma cartridges and wires. Like in its previous appearance, the Radium Rifle is chambered in .45 pistol cartridges and can deal some sort of radiation damage to its victims, with humans being the most effective targets.

Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr MP507 - 7.92x33mm Kurz

Inspecting a "Radium Rifle", this one apparently has a 20 round magazine.

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The Radium Rifle in idle.

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Aiming down the Volkssturmgewehr's sights, despite its picture being blocked.

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Rocking in a loaded magazine.

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Racking the Volkssturmgewehr's bolt.

An even more modified Volkssturmgewehr. This specific example is equipped with a hollow stock, a 30 round magazine (the "stinging magazine" actually holds 25 rounds in-game), wire and foil dish (presumably it improves the output of radiation it emits), scope (whose line of sight would be partly blocked by said dish) and a compensator which has the same appearance as one meant for a long range rifle, despite a majority of the game's firearms using this compensator model.

Kentucky Flintlock Rifle

A skin released for the in-game "Atom Shop" changes the Black Powder Rifle's appearance to that of a maple and ornate Kentucky Flintlock Rifle. This is cosmetic and does not change the performance of the rifle. Applying the skin also doesn't change the weapon's reload animation and as such, the player character will not reload the rifle's action mechanism (in this case, adding powder to the flintlock's pan).

A different skin for the "Dragon" percussion gun mentioned above called the "Nighthawk" is also obtainable from the Atom Shop. It has the exact same stock as the Black Powder Rifle's flintlock reskin and its percussion system is replaced with dual flintlock hammers.

The image used for the rifle's skin in the "Atom Shop".

The promotional image used for the Dragon's skin. Because the Dragon's four barrels are discharged at once in gameplay, this skin doesn't explain how the lower set of barrels are fired, with only the default model justifying this with electrical wires being hooked to the bottom-facing percussion nipples of the gun. Though, this skin could be interpreted as having a "chain-firing" ability similar to the Nock Gun.

First person view of the "Nighthawk" skin equipped.

"Lever Action Rifle"

The "Lever Action Rifle" which originally appeared in the Fallout 4 Far Harbor DLC now returns in 76. Visually, the rifle is a cross between a Marlin Model 336 and a Marlin 1895G Guide Gun, with a barrel similar to the former with the straight stock of the latter, aperture sights, a thicker trigger guard, and a left handed receiver. In the case of Fallout 4, the Lever Action Rifle was chambered for .45-70 which no longer exists in Fallout 76 and instead loads .45 caliber pistol cartridges (despite animations still using .45-70 casing and round models) with the same 5 round capacity. This rifle begins appearing roughly after level 35 (though in rare quantities) and deals reasonably high damage, outclassing a .308 caliber hunting rifle but still possesses a slower fire rate than other rifles. Like almost every other shotgun and rifle in the game, the Lever Action by default has a sawed off barrel and stock, both of which can be restored by modifying. In third person view, the rifle's hammer does not lock back. Unlike in Fallout 4, the player properly reloads the necessary amount of cartridges into the Lever Action Rifle instead of always inserting 5 rounds into the loading gate regardless of how many were left in the tube. If one sets their game's field of view to an extremely high setting, it will reveal that in the Lever Action Rifle's animations, the user's right hand does not move to cycle the gun's action and the lever instead moves on its own.

The "Sole Survivor" (not to be confused with the protagonist from Fallout 4) is a variant of the lever-action, originally being given to players by doing certain objectives in the now-defunct Survival mode, similarly to the Model 29's "Medical Malpractice" variant. A newer, updated version of this variant now exists and its crafting plans can be obtained by the gold bullion vendor Minerva or as a rare drop from "Daily Ops" missions. This version of the Sole Survivor has a worn out, rusted body, a discolored stock with numerous tick marks inscribed on it and an also discolored handguard with a strip of duct tape wrapping part of it along with the marked words "This is not the end!". The rifle comes pre-set with legendary effects which increases damage by 25% when aiming, provides 50 damage resistance to the user when also aiming and add a 50% damage bonus to human targets. When crafted, the Sole Survivor will by default be equipped with a full stock, barrel, suppressor and a long range night vision scope.

Marlin 336A Carbine - .30-30 WCF

Marlin 1895G "Guide Gun" - .45-70 Government

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Visual inspection of the "Lever Action Rifle". Adding a longer barrel modifcation also increases the length of the gun's magazine tube but does not raise the rifle's ammo capacity.

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Discharging the lever-action.

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Aiming down the rifle's aperture sights. The rear sight appears to be based on those present on some Benelli shotguns.

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Racking the rifle's lever. This rifle in particular is equipped with a scope and a suppressor.

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Racking the lever after firing again. Note the ejected .45-70 Gov't casing, despite the fact that the rifle in this game chambers .45 ACP.

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Reloading the Marlin combination. In this game, reloading the lever gun is done at a much faster rate, and, presumably due to bugs in the animation interpolation, results in loaded rounds clipping through the receiver back into the user's hand.

The current, obtainable version of the "Sole Survivor" variant.

M1841 Mississippi Percussion Rifle

The 1853 version of the M1841 Mississippi Percussion Rifle is featured as the "Black Powder Rifle". Like the muzzle loading pistols, it is chambered in .50 caliber balls, deals devastating damage and does not deduct gunpowder from the players inventory upon firing. In its reload animation, the player character completes the proper steps for reloading but does not replace the percussion cap which is already missing nor is any wadding used in the rifle's barrel (none of the muzzleloaders in the game utilize wadding in their reload animations).

M1841 Mississippi rifled musket - .58 Minie ball

The "Black Powder Rifle". The rifle uses a unique powder horn compared to those used on the other black powder weapons.

First person view of the Mississippi Musket being held.

Remington 700

The "Hunting Rifle" is based on the Remington Model 700 with a left handed bolt. The Hunting Rifle is common very early in-game and at first is only found with a short barrel/handguard and sawed off stock, but modifications can extend the overall length of the rifle. It is chambered for .308 caliber but an optional modification can convert the Hunting Rifle to load .38 and .50 caliber rounds (rather bizarrely). Oddly, despite the sounds of ammo cases hitting the ground being heard after firing, the rifle does not eject any. Equipping a scope changes the rifle's name to "Sniper Rifle".

Remington 700 BDL - .308 Winchester

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The Hunting Rifle's model via the in-game inspection menu.

A Hunting Rifle with complete modifications including a scope and suppressor. Unlike its counterparts in Fallout 4, a Hunting Rifle with a full stock does not have a black colored tip on its handguard; both of these are correct, on some models of the 700.

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Aiming through the rifle's iron sights; the sight picture is more or less the same as the Combat Rifle's standard sights.

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Pulling back the (left handed) bolt after firing; no casings are ejected in this view.

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Reloading the weapon. This is done by replacing the magazine before racking the bolt, unlike with other bolt action rifles in previous games in which these steps were done the other way round.

A player holds his Hunting Rifle; the 25 round magazine loaded into it bafflingly holds only 7 rounds in-game. This is likely a balancing measure as most magazine upgrades in this game hold significantly less rounds than their counterparts in Fallout 4.

Remington 700 VTR

One of the Hunting Rifle's modifications visually changes its body and stock, at which this point it begins to resemble a Remington Model 700 VTR. However, the rifle's grip and stock appear to be custom as their appearance is slightly similar that of the Sniper Rifle's from Fallout 3/New Vegas.

Remington Model 700 VTR - .308 Winchester

The "Sniper Rifle" from Fallout 3.

An example of a Hunting Rifle with the synthetic body/stock modification. This particular rifle is implausibly chambered for the game's equivalent of .50 BMG.

Close up of the rifle's body and stock. Said stock resembles the one on the fictional "Sniper Rifle".

Machine Guns

"Assault Rifle"

The evil creation from Fallout 4 known as the "Assault Rifle" returns. It includes parts from real life machine guns such as the grip and receiver resembling that of the French MAS AA-52, a barrel jacket from the Lewis Gun, the handguard of an M249 SAW, a side loading box magazine similar to one from an FG42 (but chambered in 5.56mm rounds) and an anti-aircraft type front sight. Despite being named an assault rifle, the weapon starts off as firing in semi-automatic (and assault rifles require a selector switch in order to be truly classed as one) until the player character decides to modify the receiver which gives the gun full-auto capabilities. Other modifications include longer barrels and extended magazines. During the development of Fallout 4, the "Assault Rifle" was originally named the "Machine Gun". It was apparently given a bulky appearance in order to fit the look of its wielders wearing power armor.

The "Whistle in the Dark" is a variant of the "Assault Rifle". Similar to the "Sole Survivor" version of the Lever Action Rifle and the "Medical Malpractice" Model 29, the Whistle in the Dark was originally rewarded to the player for completing challenges in Survival mode. A new version of this variant was added and sports an orange and yellow striped paintjob, along with legendary effects that grant the player a single point to the Perception stat, a 50% higher chance of hitting targets in V.A.T.S. and an increased damage bonus at nightly hours in-game. Also like the aforementioned Sole Survivor, the crafting schematics for the Whistle in the Dark "rifle" can be obtained either from doing Daily Ops or by buying it from the gold bullion vendor Minerva.

Lewis Gun - .303 British

MAS AA-52 - 7.5x54mm French

FN M249-E2 SAW - 5.56x45mm NATO

It appears this gun got too close to a vat of FEV. This specific "rifle" has a short barrel and a wooden grip, both of which can be replaced with alternative counterparts. Note the barrel jacket similar to that of a Lewis gun and the handguard of an M249 SAW.

Close up of the "rifle's" ejection port. Note the strange charging handle, which is implied to be pulled back over a 45 degree angle but the gun's carry handle is in the way, not that it would matter since the player never racks the handle in the reload animation.

The "Whistle in the Dark" variant as seen in the crafting menu. This striped finish is also available on the "Gutter" melee weapon upon crafting or as a skin to add onto pre-existing 10mm Pistols and power armor pieces.

Browning M2HB

The ".50 Cal Machine Gun" is based on the Browning M2HB and is chambered in .50 caliber cartridges which are fed by belt in an ammo box, with an incorrect capacity of 250 rounds. The M2 appears to be in a handheld configuration, carried by the player character using with a chainsaw-type grip; one is mounted onto the gun's top cover and the other quite high above the trigger mechanism, which raises the question as to how exactly the gun is fired. It also lacks iron sights and weighs significantly lighter in-game than in real life (18 lbs compared to 84 lbs) The machine gun deals reasonable damage, has quite a high rate of fire compared to a real M2, becomes accessible to the player when they reach level 25 but has only two modifications: a heavy barrel, which increases damage (and changes its appearance to one from the Aircraft version) and a "prime" receiver that deals more damage to "Scorched" diseased enemies which roam the Wasteland around Appalachia.

Browning M2HB on M3 tripod - .50 BMG

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A stock .50 Cal.

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Inspecting the machine gun's model. This particular M2 has been given a custom name and is fitted with the "heavy barrel" mod.

The same M2 at a different angle.

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Holding the modified M2 Browning.

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Reloading. This starts with the player replacing the ammo box.

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Pulling the belt onto the receiver which is then followed by a racking of the charging handle.

MG42

The German MG42 appears as the "Light Machine Gun"; this is somewhat incorrect, as the MG42 is a general-purpose machine gun, though the in-game version lives up to its name by weighing a mere 8 pounds (over 17 pounds less than the real steel). The Light Machine Gun is chambered in .308 Winchester, similar to the MG42's modern counterpart, the MG3, which is chambered for 7.62x51mm NATO. It deals a decent amount of damage per shot and can deal even more per second thanks to its fire rate (lower than a real MG42's, but still rather high), however one needs to monitor how much they fire as the gun can eat through a large amount of .308 cartridges. The machine gun is modelled with a 50 round "assault drum", but has an incorrect capacity of 75 rounds. The schematic plan to build the weapon refers to it by its real life name as "MG42 light machine gun". In-game, the MG42 is classed as a heavy weapon, with it being affected by perks that modify stats of this weapon class.

MG42 with 50-round belt drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The MG42 in the inspection menu. Although the naming of the attachments in the "Current Mods" tab implies that they're not the default ones, they are actually the only existing ones for the MG42 in-game.

Inspecting the MG's other side. Its exterior has seen better days.

The MG42 in first-person view.

Taking aim with the machine gun.

Firing away at some grass. When firing the MG42, its charging handle will appear to shake, which is true to the real weapon.

Taking aim with the machine gun.

Reloading begins by lifting the MG's top cover...

...which is proceeded by the player removing the empty belt drum...

...then a fresh drum is hitched...

...and the top cover is shut, followed by the charging handle being cocked. The player doesn't even bother to position the ammo belt, due to this the gun wouldn't fire for obvious reasons.

A sharply dressed player fires his German relic, ignoring the fact that there are no casings nor belt links being ejected from the gun.

"Minigun"

The Minigun from Fallout 4 returns. It similar to the GE M134 Minigun with its design based on the M61 Vulcan, has a capacity of 500 "5mm" rounds which are stored in a large drum mounted underneath the barrels and has a very low damage per shot stat, with its fast fire rate (still slower than a real life minigun) making up for this. Strangely, the ammo box model used for the fictitious "5mm" cartridge contains inscribed text that reads "7.62x51mm NATO" and "USE IN M.G.GAU-2B/A OR M134". The Minigun can have its barrels swapped out with the "tri barrel" modification which gives it an appearance similar to the General Dynamics GAU-19/A. One of the "muzzle" slot modifications for the Minigun, the "shredder", covers the weapon's barrels in slabs of metal that are wrapped with barbed wires, saw blades and metallic shards which serve as a deadly melee weapon for when its user runs out ammunition, after when the gun's barrels can be endlessly spun and used like a chainsaw to mow targets.

The "Test Your Metal" update added a variant of the Minigun, "Foundation's Vengeance". This Minigun has a rusted finish, with a cyan color paintjob and white stripes on both its body and ammo drum. It can be received as a reward from the update's "Eviction Notice" event. "Foundations Vengeance" is included with a set of legendary effects that grant its bullets explosive abilities, a large damage bonus the more injured its user is and a 250 damage resistance buff while reloading the Minigun.

Phalanx CIWS - 20x102mm

Airsoft handheld M134 Minigun - (fake) 7.62x51mm NATO

Inspection view of the "Minigun".

Inspecting it from a different angle. Its ammo drum configuration is quite similar to the "Minigun" and "Natascha" weapons from Team Fortress 2.

A Minigun with the "tri barrel" modification. At this point, the weapon slightly resembles a downscaled GAU-19/A.

Inspecting a Minigun with the "shredder" attachment. The barrels on this specific Minigun are shorter than the standard set.

A player holds his Minigun, equipped with the "shredder".

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Holding the Minigun in first person view.

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Third person view of a Minigun user reloading it. This is achieved by swapping the ammo drum's internals, however the reload animation does not show the Minigun's feeding chute being adjusted with the linked ammunition belt. None of this is seen in the first-person view.

The model for "Foundation's Vengeance".

Model 1874 Gatling Gun

The "Gatling Gun" is based on the camel Model 1874 Gatling Gun which in the game is available in a makeshift handheld configuration (despite a real life Gatling Gun being substantially heavier for a single person to be able to carry, run with, and reload without issue). The Gatling Gun is chambered in the fictional "5mm" cartridge and uses straight .45-70 Gov't "magazines" by default (which somehow hold 250 rounds) and a modification may equip it with a short .45-70 Gov't Broadwell drum which unrealistically raises the Gatling's ammo capacity to 500. The Gatling Gun in the game is operated by a left handed crank that appears to be located further ahead of the gun's action (which would not succeed in rotating the barrels in reality) and is also incorrectly depicted as firing one round per full crank rather than consecutively discharging rounds the more the crank is turned. The Gatling Gun is a better alternative to the Minigun due to the former's higher accuracy and range, damage output, and more manageable preservation of ammunition (as a result of the gun's slower firing rate which doesn't eat through too many rounds). Optionally, the player can add a large drillbit shaped bayonet which attaches to the center on the front of the gun's chasis. There also is a patent plate present at the rear of the Gatling Gun's frame, just like on a real Gatling.

Colt Gatling Gun with Bruce Feed Guide - .45-70 Government

Menu inspection of the in-game Gatling Gun.

Inspecting the Gatling Gun from another side.

Ditto. There appears to be an iron sight piece at the left side of the gun's frame, but aiming with it in reality would be impossible due to the Gatling's heightened crank assembly blocking its view. Despite being unusable, the front sight ring mod removes this.

A Gatling Gun in a different configuration. It sports an iron ring sight, enhanced carry grip and a set of barrels whose ends are externally grooved, though, they are falsely named as the "Long Barrel".

The Gatling Gun in first-person view. Note the octagonal ends on the default barrels.

"Aiming", which visually just tilts the gun past its magazine. The aiming animation changes when the front sight mod is applied, due to the positioning of it.

Cranking the Gatling Gun.

Replacing the Gatling's magazine. For some reason, the weapon's magazine well is modelled as part of the magazine itself.

Sticking the magazine above the feed chute, in a stabbing motion.

In third-person view, the player character cranks his Gatling Gun. No casings appear to be ejected.

Gatling Gun with short Broadwell drum magazine - .45-70 Government

Model inspection of another upgraded Gatling Gun, this time featuring a Broadwell drum. If aiming in first-person view with this configuration, the sight picture for the front sight is partly blocked by the Broadwell drum's handle, making aiming with the two mods difficult.

The same Gatling Gun, wielded by a player. Their left hand appears to be outside of the gun's crank handle due to an alignment bug. When firing a Gatling Gun that is equipped with the Broadwell drum, the player character makes no effort to rotate each stack of ammunition housed by the drum (which is required to bring the cartridges into position) and its follower tabs remain static.

The patent stamp on the Gatling Gun. This one reads "GATLING'S BATTERY GUN, PAT. NOV 8. 1874, MAR 14. 1884, FEB 22. 1891, MADE BY COLT'S PT. FIRE ARMS, MFG CO, CHARLESTON WV, U.S.A", however it appears to be written in the Impact font, which was created over a century after the Gatling Gun's invention. The texture has been lit for ease of reading.

"Appalachian Thunder Pipe"

The "Appalachian Thunder Pipe" is an optional cosmetic skin for the Gatling Gun that was obtainable in the game's first season in mid-2020. It remodels the weapon as a steampunk-style Gatling Gun, with some inspirations from certain versions of the Mitrailleuse, a French rapid firing volley gun. Some parts of the original Gatling Gun's model are retained, such as the cartridge chute/drum mounting assembly, vertical magazine (though, the Broadwell drum is reskinned with its own mesh), drillbit bayonet and carrying handle. Occasionally, the Appalachian Thunder Pipe skin is temporarily added to the in-game Atomic Shop for purchase by any players who were not present in the 2020 game seasons.

As a note of trivia, "thunder pipe" is the literal translation of the Dutch word "donderbus", from which the word "blunderbuss" is derived; whether this was intentional or not on Bethesda's part is difficult to say.

Modele 1869 Mitrailleuse

3D render of the "Appalachian Thunder Pipe". Strangely, it has an unused magazine well secured just inches behind the Gatling's cartridge chute assembly. The grey sheet fixed to the left side of the gun's body is inscribed with patent dates and text often present on Gatling Guns by an attached plate.

Menu inspection of the Thunder Pipe.

A player holds his new Gatling Gun. At this angle, the hopper assembly from the Gatling Gun and its lever is visible.

Close-up of the gun's Mitrailleuse-esque muzzle shape. Note how the muzzle ends of the barrels are placed farther out from the center than the outside edges of the of the barrel shroud behind them; this means that the barrels are either bent, or short enough to fit inside the flared muzzle section alone (with the entire narrower section of the barrel shroud serving no functional purpose beyond a needlessly-long feeding/ejection system).

PKM

While the in-game "Gauss Rifle" is largely fictional, its default stock resembles that of a PKM, but is missing the butt plate.

PKM - 7.62x54mmR

Inspecting the "Gauss Rifle". The stock has obvious marks of where the PKM's butt plate would be.

Launchers

Cannon

Added in October 2022 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fallout franchise, a cosmetic carriage-mounted cannon named the "Ceremonial Cannon" was added to the in-game Atomic Shop for free on day 1 of the Fallout 25 event. This cannon is painted with U.S. flag colors, and is fixed to a carriage bearing bronze plates and Vault Boy-themed caps on the sides of its wheels. The cannon can be built in player-occupied workshops or in their "C.A.M.P." (a portable base built by the player character) and the only use of it is as a harmless firing prop that can be activated and discharged multiple times by the player without the need to reload.

A cannon on a gun carriage

Viewing the "Ceremonial Cannon" in another player's base.

The rear of the cannon.

Interacting with the weapon will discharge the cannon, producing red, white and blue smoke.

"Broadsider"

The "Broadsider" is what appears to be an 18th century swivel gun attached to a metallic frame with an assembly of recoil dampeners and two handles that the user holds the weapon with. The back handle has a button connected to wiring which leads to the touch hole of the cannon. In reality, the cannon would be extremely heavy for a single person to carry, fire, and reload with their two hands. Strangely, during the Broadsider's reload animation, no powder is loaded into its muzzle and the player character simply inserts the cannonball. There is a modification for the Broadsider, the "multi shot cannister", which adds a tube to the underside of the cannon. This mod somehow increases the capacity of the weapon to 3 cannonballs, although reload animations still show one cannonball being dropped into the muzzle.

Swivel gun

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Menu inspection of the "Broadsider".

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Holding the Broadsider in first person view. Note the wires which go into the cannon's touch hole, this suggests how the weapon's non-existent gunpowder is ignited.

We observe the player character reloading. This is done by the cannon spontaneously pivoting downwards, the user neglecting the need to pour gunpowder by only inserting a cannonball down the muzzle and then said cannon magically pivoting back up into the frame.

A Broadsider modified with the "multi shot cannister" and a "light barrel". The "comfort grip" mod is visually identical to the default grip.

Greener Percussion Harpoon Gun

The "Harpoon Gun" (originally appearing in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor) appears to take inspiration from the Greener Percussion Harpoon Gun, though some differences include the player holding it with two hands (as is the case with every heavy weapon in the game) in a makeshift handheld configuration and each harpoon instead being loaded the gun's left side rather than from the muzzle with black powder. The model has a button connected to wiring which leads into the percussion mechanism, although reloading it is dismissed by the player character, leaving how exactly the gun launches its projectiles a mystery. Modifications for the "Harpoon Gun" include a barbed modification to the harpoons which adds a "health drain per second" effect to targets or alternatively, a "flechette" mod may be applied which transforms the single loaded harpoon into a cluster of several projectiles, making the weapon function like a heavy shotgun.

A Greener percussion harpoon gun, circa 1845.

A Harpoon Gun without any in-game modifications. Differences from the real Greener percussion weapon include: a makeshift vertical grip, fixed above the wooden one which has been sawed off, an electronic switch on said back grip which is wired to a cable that runs into the percussion system, a second vertical grip for two-handed carrying that is connected to some type of frame fitted into a slot cut out from the gun's wooden body, a lack of iron sights and harpoons that are loaded into the side of the gun that appears to house some sort of receiver with a forward sliding door (unlike on the real Greener which is a muzzleloader). The barrel is also slightly larger.

A modified harpoon launcher with anti-aircraft style sights equipped.

Holding the Greener-inspired weapon.

Reloading the Harpoon launcher starts with sliding open its chamber...

...inserting a harpoon...

...and shutting the chamber. That's the reload animation. No black powder, no percussion.

"Hellstorm Missile Launcher"

The "Hellstorm Missile Launcher" appears to take inspiration from the M202 FLASH incendiary launcher. The body of the launcher resembles the M202 but lacks flap lids and a scope (by default, the launcher has iron sights but a modification adds a scope, replicating that of an M202's); its foregrip and grip/trigger assembly are identical to that of the default "Missile Launcher", being based on the Heckler & Koch MP7 and PIAT respectively. Instead of loading rockets through the rear like the real M202, the Hellstorm's chambered "missiles" are inserted towards the muzzle in a clip. One of the weapon modifications can convert the standard four barrel assembly into a single barrel, revolving chamber 6-shot launcher. The left side of the "Hellstorm Missile Launcher" contains an inscription that reads "LAUNCHER ROCKET 4 BARREL 66MM" and the six shot mod changes it to "LAUNCHER MISSILE 6 BARREL 58MM"; this does not affect the in-game missile ammunition that both launcher weapons use. Alternatively, the Hellstorm launcher can have its missile properties modified with either a plasma, incendiary or cryogenic blast. These modifications change the front end of the launcher with a more sci-fi appearance. The Hellstorm Missile Launcher was added in the game's Steel Dawn update and plays a part in its questline.

M202A1 FLASH - 66mm

PIAT - 3.25 in

Heckler & Koch MP7A1 - 4.6x30mm

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Preview of the "Hellstorm" launcher, no mods attached.

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The rear of the launcher. It appears to only have a singular exhaust port at the rear.

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Holding the launcher in first person view.

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Replacing the missile clip.

A player recreates a scene from Commando with his fake M202.

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A Hellstorm with the "Recon scope" add-on. The in-game reticule for this sight is depicted not with a circular, but with a rectangular shape rather unpredictably. This is because the "Recon scope" modification for other weapons share a cuboid-shaped scope model and reticule.

A Hellstorm launcher equipped with the "Plasma payload". The explosion-altering modifications for this weapon do not add a seperate explosion of its related effect (in this case, plasma), but instead replaces a fraction of the launcher's damage output.

Render of the "sextuple barreled M202".

Said weapon in the workbench menu.

Leuchtpistole

The German Leuchtpistole reappears as the "Flare Gun" and is the only weapon in the game chambered for the "flare" ammo. In Fallout 4, the main purpose of the Leuchtpistole was to signal the Minutemen faction for help, which leaves owning one in 76 pointless. However, one potential use for this "weapon" in-game is to attract the attention of other real players in the event of an emergency, though whether they respond or not is up to them. Amusingly, scrapping a Leuchtpistole will yield the player with only rubber junk materials.

Leuchtpistole - 26.65mm

A Leuchtpistole in the inspection menu. Due to it hardly being a weapon, it can only be crafted as a level 1 item.

Firing a flare.

Pulling out a spent cartridge.

Inserting a new round into the barrel. Note the lit flare projectile in the background.

M79 Grenade Launcher

The M79 grenade launcher is referred to by its real-life name (a rare sight in a Fallout game since 3). It correctly chambers 40mm and by default has a sawed off barrel and stock, both of which can be brought back by modifying means. Aside from this, no other mods exist for the launcher and it can easily be replaced in favor of the "Auto Grenade Launcher" that happens to deal the exact same explosion damage per shot.

M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm

A sawed-off M79 grenade launcher. The shortened barrel lacks the launcher's leaf sight, which would be completely pointless on a launcher like this.

As such, aiming the M79 results in this view. When equipping the "long barrel" mod, the sights are restored but the rear sight remains folded with the front sight being the only usable way of aiming shots.

Reloading the weapon; the lettering on the grenade indicates that it's an M433 high-explosive dual-purpose round, meant for both anti-armour and anti-personnel roles.

"Missile Launcher"

The "Missile Launcher" returns from Fallout 4. It is loosely based on the RPG-7 and has the rear sight and trigger group of the PIAT. Part of the diagonal area near the muzzle and the foregrip resembles sections from a Heckler & Koch MP7. Modifications range from a targeting system which enables the user to lock onto targets, a "triple barrel" attachment which despite its name actually adds a detachable magazine that increases the launcher's capacity from one to three "missiles", and alternatively a "quad barrel" that replaces the weapon's muzzle with four barrels (though the rear is still a single tube), giving the launcher an appearance similar to the M202 FLASH. The Missile Launcher deals decent explosive damage, however, its default single shot capacity proves weak against higher level enemies. Fired projectiles will travel in a straight line until detonating upon impact. A stationary variant with four barrels can be built as a defence weapon in player owned areas.

RPG-7 - 40mm

PIAT - 3.25 in

Heckler & Koch MP7A1 with factory magazine and iron sights - 4.6x30mm

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Overview of the "Missile Launcher".

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Breaching the weapon's muzzle open.

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Inserting a fresh missile.

A launcher with the "Triple barrel" and "Targeting computer" mods. The "Triple barrel" is actually a box which presumably holds three missiles. The "Targeting computer" enables users to lock onto targets which causes fired missiles to follow them.

A view inside the same launcher's barrel. It isn't exactly clear as to how the triple capacity box works because it lacks a hole which would be necessary for feeding.

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A mounted version of the Missile Launcher, which posesses four barrels similarly to the "quad barrel" mod on the player usable one.

Mk 19 Grenade Launcher

The Mk 19 grenade launcher makes an appearance as the "Auto Grenade Launcher" and is chambered for 40mm grenades along with a small ammo capacity of 12 rounds. As with all heavy weapons in-game, the launcher is in a handheld configuration with similar carry handles as the game's Browning M2, which still doesn't explain how the player character pulls the trigger while carrying the weapon. In reality, the Mk 19 grenade launcher weighs almost 80 lbs, while the in-game version weighs only 18 lbs. The launcher's model has rear sights which are unfortunately folded and unusable. Unlike a real Mk 19, the in-game version fires extremely slowly with a long pause between shots, even when holding down the trigger. The only modifications for the Mk 19 are two other barrels which increase the weapon's range stat. The default barrel contains the Mk 19's older flash hider while one of the barrel upgrades contains the current production flash hider.

Mk 19 Mod 3 grenade launcher on M3 tripod with a 32-round belt box and current production flash hider - 40x53mm

Preview of the game's Mk 19.

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Inspecting from another angle.

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Reloading the "Auto Grenade Launcher". Its reload process is identical to that of the M2 Browning's reload animation. However, in third person view, the MK 19's reloading process differs as it involves the top cover being lifted first, before replacing the ammo can.

Different barreled Mk 19 with a current version flash hider.

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Anotherther Mk 19. This launcher has the older production flash hider attached to its barrel, which is the default one.

Explosives

"Fragmentation Grenade"

The design of the "Fragmentation Grenade" is largely fictitious but appears to loosely resemble a Mk 2 hand grenade.

Mk 2 hand grenade

The in-game model of the Fragmentation Grenade.

A perk card with an illustration of the in-game frag grenade.

Unusable Weapons

1911 Pistol

On the illustration for the "Modern Renegade" perk card, the Vault Boy is equipped with a dark toned 1911 style pistol.

Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) with Pachmayr grips - .45 ACP

The image for the "Modern Renegade" perk.

Browning Hi-Power

One of the in-game "Guns & Bullets" magazines features a Browning Hi-Power in the hands of a US soldier.

Browning Hi-Power MK III - 9x19mm

This magazine cover was reused from Fallout 4. This image is based on a real life picture of a British soldier in Iraq holding a Hi Power.

Cannon

In some locations such as Philippi Battlefield Cemetery (the in-game equivalent of the Grafton National Cemetery), naval cannons mounted on carts are positioned in various numbers. However, they are static objects and are thus unusable by players and NPCs.

18th century naval cannon with ramrod and projectile

The cart-mounted cannons in-game.

Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun

On the card image for the "Gunsmith" perk, the Vault Boy is shown taping a Red Ryder BB gun, which was likely based on the specific BB gun from Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas. The Red Ryder also previously appeared as a usable weapon in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.

Daisy Red Ryder with brown stock - .177

The "BB Gun" from Fallout: New Vegas/Fallout 3.

The image for the "Gunsmith" perk card.

Double Barrel Over Under Shotgun

Another "Guns & Bullets" magazine cover includes a Mr. Handy robot holding some type of over/under double barreled shotgun.

Browning 5.25 O/U - 12 gauge

The "Guns & Bullets" magazine issue featuring an over/under shotgun. This is another item carried over from the previous Fallout game.

Heckler & Koch G3

In an attempt to bring back the "R91" rifle from Fallout 3, the "R91 skin" was due to be released as a cosmetic reskin for the "Handmade Rifle", but was cut from the game for unknown reasons. The rifle is modelled after the earlier model of the Heckler & Koch G3 but with an erroneous charging handle located on the left side of the receiver (most likely to fit with pre existing rifle animations). This version of the G3 appears to be a recreation of the "R91 assault rifle" from Fallout 3, whose name references the HK91.

Some perks, including the "Commando" set of cards depict the Vault Boy mascot brandishing an R91 style G3 rifle.

Heckler & Koch G3 - 7.62x51mm NATO

The "R91 assault rifle" from Fallout 3.

The rifle's in-game model. Note the painful-to-look-at receiver mounted charging handle and the missing magazine release lever. The magazine also has a slightly curved shape, a trait present in the original "R91" rifle. Note the rear sight, which appears to have been based on a CETME Model C's.

The perk card for "Master Commando". These perks as their descriptions suggest, add a damage bonus to "automatic rifles" which the game classes as fully automatic two handed non-heavy guns (semi-auto arms are considered "non-automatic" by the game).

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The perk card for "Expert Commando".

Henry 1860

An in-game Atomic Shop bundle is promoted with an illustration featuring a woman holding a Henry 1860 rifle.

Henry 1860 - .44 Rimfire (RF)

Atomic Shop bundle promotion image.

Ingram MAC-11

The "Guerrilla" list of perk cards feature a picture of the Vault Boy mascot firing an Ingram MAC-11 without a folding stock.

Ingram MAC-11 with stock extended - .380 ACP

The perk card featuring the submachine gun. Note that the drawing of the gun appears to be reversed as features present on a MAC-11's right side are visible on the left.

M84 Stun Grenade

The M84 stun grenade would have made an appearance in the game's "Wastelanders" update, under the name "Flashbang". However, it was cut for unclear reasons. The in-game M84 when thrown, would impair the senses of player targets and physically stagger creature targets.

M84 stun grenade

The model for the cut M84; note the single, long pin, similar to the prior games' grenades.

Smith & Wesson J-Frame Revolver

A silhouette of what seems to be a J-frame Smith & Wesson revolver appears on the ammo box pickup for ".38" cartridges.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chief's Special - .38 Special

Item pickup for ".38" ammo. Although the box art implies it packages a rimmed cartridge such as .38 Special, it is actually used in-game by box magazine-fed weapons including some that fire in full-auto, despite it being difficult in real life to build reliably working .38 Special magazines for autoloaders.

"Soundmaker"

The "Soundmaker" is a cut thrown item that visually consists of the base from a Model 24 Stielhandgranate with a trio of siren speakers tied to where the explosive head of the grenade would be (which happens to be missing). The purpose of this weapon was to produce loud noises, causing a blast that would knock down and stun targets. It is not known why this item was cut from the game.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate with fragmentation sleeve

The model for the "Soundmaker".

Sten Mk II

The Sten Mk II is a cut weapon, appearing as the "Black Knight". Strangely, it is exactly identical to the Hunting Rifle (obviously excluding its appearance) as the game's files lists the Sten as using .308 ammunition, bearing a capacity of 5 rounds along with dealing the same amount of damage as said rifle. The "Black Knight" would have been a variant of the hunting rifle that would allow players to add on a cosmetic skin, but Bethesda had scrapped it in favor of adding appearance altering skins to existing weapons.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Side view of the "Black Knight" model. Note the inscription above the trigger, which gives the weapon its name.

Right side view. The Sten's bolt is locked back, showing the 9mm rounds in the magazine.

Why exactly the game's developers chose a submachine gun to be a bolt action rifle's cosmetic replacement is anyone's guess.

Walther PPK

The Walther PPK originally appeared in Fallout 4 as the "Deliverer", a one-of-a-kind pistol. However, despite it not being obtainable in this game, a picture of it with a suppressor is present on a poster, which fittingly advertises suppressors.

Walther PPK with a sound suppressor and brown factory grips - .380 ACP

The poster ad for "A&X Silencers", along with a side profile of the PPK (which appears to have no right-handed ejection port).

A perk card depicting Vault Boy armed with a recognisable PPK.