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The Colt 6520 10mm pistol is a small gun in Fallout 2.
Background[]
The Colt 6520 10mm autoloading pistol is a highly durable and efficient weapon developed by Colt Firearms prior to the Great War.[1] It proved to be resistant to the extreme conditions of the wasteland and is a fine example of workmanship and quality construction. Its simple design allows it to be easily manufactured with relatively basic equipment, making reproduction possible in workshops across the post-nuclear world. The Colt 6520's reliability and accessibility makes it very popular among wasteland denizens, for who sophisticated, high-maintenance weapons would be a liability to survival.[2]
Characteristics[]
The pistol is a solid tool in the early game, commonly carried by raiders, trappers, and other characters, while offering plentiful ammunition. It is a strict upgrade from the pipe rifle found at Vic's, but due to the much broader selection of weapons in general, stronger alternatives become available very soon.
Comparison[]
| Weapon | Ammo | Performance vs. armor | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Leather jacket | Leather armor | Metal armor | Combat armor | Power armor | Advanced power armor | ||
| 10mm pistol 10mm submachine gun |
10mm AP |
2 - 6 (4) |
2 - 6 (4) |
0 - 4 (2) |
0 - 1 (0.38) |
0 - 1 (0.13) |
0 - 0 (0) |
0 - 0 (0) |
| 10mm pistol 10mm submachine gun |
10mm JHP |
7 - 18 (12.5) |
5 - 13 (9) |
4 - 11 (7.5) |
2 - 9 (5.5) |
1 - 6 (3.5) |
0 - 4 (1.63) |
0 - 1 (0.63) |
| H&K P90c | 10mm AP |
6 - 8 (7) |
6 - 8 (7) |
4 - 6 (5) |
1 - 3 (2) |
1 - 2 (1.5) |
0 - 0 (0) |
0 - 0 (0) |
| H&K P90c | 10mm JHP |
18 - 24 (21) |
13 - 17 (15) |
11 - 15 (13) |
9 - 12 (10.5) |
6 - 9 (7.5) |
4 - 7 (5.5) |
1 - 3 (2) |
| Pipe rifle | 10mm AP |
6 - 8 (7) |
6 - 8 (7) |
4 - 6 (5) |
1 - 3 (2) |
1 - 2 (1.5) |
0 - 0 (0) |
0 - 0 (0) |
| Pipe rifle | 10mm JHP |
18 - 24 (21) |
13 - 17 (15) |
11 - 15 (13) |
9 - 12 (10.5) |
6 - 9 (7.5) |
4 - 7 (5.5) |
1 - 3 (2) |
Locations[]
- Sajag in Klamath Downtown can sell them.
- One is on the body of a trapper in the rat caves below Klamath. From Keeng Ra'at's chamber, head north to an inlet on the right side of the rock wall.
- Many slavers use them.
- Carried by Iguana Eater.
- One in a locked desk in Vault City's amenities office.
- One in a desk in the bedroom of the Parlor Room in Vault City.
- One in a footlocker on level 3 of Vault 8.
- One in a bookcase in a room in Desperado, upstairs.
- One in a bookcase in a locked room in the Shark Club, second level.
- One in Mrs. Bishop's safe on the third level of the Shark Club.
- One in a bookcase in a back room at Wright Estate.
Appearances[]
The Colt 6520 10mm pistol appears in Fallout 2.
Behind the scenes[]
Cover of the Hard Boiled comic showing the gun that inspired the 10mm
- The 10mm pistol's visual appearance is taken directly from the comic book Hard Boiled. Geofrey Darrow, the artist for Hard Boiled, would later go to illustrate the cover art for All Roads, which was released in conjunction with Fallout: New Vegas.
- The 10mm pistol was originally envisioned as an automatic revolver, but due to a miscommunication between the artists and writers its item description refers to its loading system as using a magazine rather than a cylinder. Subsequent games have consistently retained this error and portrayed the weapon as magazine-loaded; though Chris Taylor wanted to rectify it at some point, this correction never materialized.[Non-game 1]
- Handguns based on the 10mm from Fallout and Fallout 2 are featured in the TV series. Its functionality is closer to a revolver than an automatic pistol with 12 rounds.
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Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ In-game description in Fallout and Fallout 2: "{801}{}{A Colt 6520 10mm autoloading pistol. Each pull of the trigger will automatically reload the firearm until the magazine is empty. Single shot only, using the powerful 10mm round. Min ST: 3.}"
- ↑ Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p.5-15: "This is your basic ranged weapon. The 10mm round packs a goodly punch, and the Colt pistol is a fine example of workmanship and quality. It is a single shot weapon only, meaning that every time you pull the trigger, you will fire one, and only one, round of ammunition. The 6520 has no problem feeding hollowpoint ammunition for small game hunting, or armor piercing rounds for larger, bipedal game."
Non-game
- ↑ Question: "The 10mm pistol, although being an automatic, has a revolving chamber, and the description even says "Each pull of the trigger will automatically reload the firearm until the magazine is empty." Why the discrepancy? Miscommunication between the artists and the designers?"
Chris Taylor: "The longer answer: Miscommunication. I think the text was written before the art was done, or the art was redone and the text wasn't updated (it's a little fuzzy). Should be '...until the cylinder is empty.' But I'd probably want to rewrite the description completely."
(Fallout Bible 8)