Butch's Toothpick is a weapon in Fallout 3.
Characteristics[]
Butch's Toothpick is a unique switchblade. It is owned by Butch DeLoria, a resident of Vault 101. Owing to its doubled base damage, higher crit damage and crit multiplier, it is significantly more powerful than an ordinary switchblade. It can be repaired with regular switchblades.
Durability[]
Butch's Toothpick can successfully strike about 300 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Switchblade - The common variant in Fallout 3.
Comparison[]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) |  | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
 | - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
 | - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switchblade | 5 | 15 | 3 | x2 | 9 | 18 | 0.6 | 400 | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Butch's Toothpick | 10 | 30 | 3 | x2.5 | 13 | 18 | 1.1 | 300 | 1 | 50 | 50 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Location[]
- Butch will be carrying this unique switchblade during the Trouble on the Homefront quest.
Notes[]
- Sometimes, Butch can actually be seen picking his teeth with it at the Muddy Rudder in Rivet City, although it cannot be pickpocketed.
- The weapon cannot be acquired if the player decides to kill Butch during their escape from Vault 101. It shows up on his corpse as a regular switchblade.