Fallout 4 unique weapons

This page is about unique weapons in Fallout 4. For unique weapons across all games, see Unique weapons.

This page lists all unique weapons found in Fallout 4.

Overview

In Fallout 4, a "unique weapon" is considered different from legendary weapons, which are weapons that drop as loot from legendary enemies (identified with a star next to their name) and appear with a randomly selected weapon effect, whereas a unique weapon always spawns with the same weapon effect across all playthroughs. While legendary enemies can appear nearly anywhere in the game world as generic creatures (or even unnamed characters), unique weapons only come from specific sources such as quest rewards, certain named characters, or exploration of locations.

Unlike previous games like Fallout: New Vegas, relatively few unique weapons in Fallout 4 have a unique appearance and/or weapon effect, such as the Broadsider, Deliverer, or silver submachine gun. Most "unique" weapons can potentially have functionally identical duplicates randomly drop after defeating a legendary enemy; for example, Kellogg's pistol is a renamed .44 pistol with the same base model that is guaranteed to drop with the Relentless legendary effect and with the bull barrel, standard receiver, comfort grip, and standard sights weapon modifications pre-attached, which can be swapped for lower- or higher-tier mods at will.

Ballistic weapons

Collected?	Weapon	Variant of	Location	Effect / Special
	December's Child	Combat rifle	Found in DiMA's secret facility in the basement of Vim! Pop factory.	Lighter and uses 5.56 ammo, 25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload
	Deliverer	-	Reward for completing the quest Tradecraft.	Improved VATS hit chance, 25% less Action Point cost.
	Eddie's Peace	.44 pistol	Found during the quest Long Time Coming.	50% more limb damage
	Flare gun	-	Given by Preston Garvey after The First Step.	Summons Minutemen when 3-4 squares away from owned settlement.
	The Gainer	.44 pistol	Reward for solving the Vitale pumphouse number puzzle.	Sets target on fire for 15 points of damage
	Justice	Combat shotgun	Sold by Penny in Covenant.	Chance to stagger on hit.
	Kellogg's pistol	.44 pistol	Found during the quest Reunions.	Refills your Action Points on a Critical Hit
	Kiloton radium rifle	Radium rifle	Sold by Kane in The Nucleus.	Bullets explode on impact doing 15 points area effect damage.
	The Last Minute	Gauss rifle	Sold by Ronnie Shaw at The Castle after completing quest Old Guns.	50% more limb damage
	Le Fusil Terribles	Combat shotgun	Found in Libertalia on a shelf in the captain's cabin.	+25% damage/limb damage but also significantly increased recoil
	Lucky Eddy	Lever-action rifle	Reward for completing The Way Life Should Be.	+2 luck bonus (while equipped)
	Old Reliable	Lever-action rifle	Sold by Dejen at Acadia.	Shoots an additional projectile.
	Overseer's Guardian	Combat rifle	Sold by Alexis Combes in Vault 81.	Shoots an additional projectile.
	The Problem Solver	Handmade rifle	Given by Mason during An Ambitious Plan, after passing a hard Charisma check.	Increased damage after each consecutive hit on the same target
	Radical Conversion	Radium rifle	Quest reward for completing Ablutions.	Ignores 30% of the target's damage and energy resistance.
	Reba	Hunting rifle	Dropped by Barney Rook.	No legendary effect
	Reba II	Hunting rifle	Potential reward for completing the quest with Barney Rook.	50% more damage against mirelurks and bugs.
	Silver submachine gun	Submachine gun	Reward for the quest The Silver Shroud.	No legendary effect
	Splattercannon	Handmade rifle	Sold by Aaron Corbett in the Nuka-Town market.	Increased damage after each consecutive hit on the same target
	Spray n' Pray	Submachine gun	Sold by Cricket, a wandering caravan trader.	Each shot deals 15 points of area-of-effect explosive damage on impact
	Tinker Tom Special	Hunting rifle	Sold by Tinker Tom in the Railroad HQ.	If you are not yet in combat, increases VATS accuracy but costs more AP
	Wastelander's Friend	10mm pistol	Sold by Deb in Bunker Hill.	50% more limb damage

Energy weapons

Collected?	Weapon	Variant of	Location	Effect / Special
	Alien blaster pistol	-	Found in a random encounter, see the weapon page for details.	No legendary effect
	Cryolator	-	In a locked case (Master) located in the Vault 111 overseer's office.	Can freeze enemies
	Experiment 18-A	Plasma rifle	Sold by the Synth requisition officer in the Institute.	25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload
	Good Intentions	Laser rifle	Carried by the Gunner leader Clint on the elevated freeway camp.	Frenzy enemies on critical hit
	Hub's Alien Blaster	Alien blaster pistol	Given by Dara Hubbell during Trip to the Stars.	Critical shots deal double damage, Critical meter fills 15% faster
	Lorenzo's Artifact	Gamma gun	Potential reward for completing the quest The Secret of Cabot House.	Stuns enemies on hit, area of effect
	Old Faithful	Laser pistol	Sold by Arturo Rodriguez in the Diamond City market.	Deals double damage if target is at full health
	Protectron's Gaze	Laser rifle	Looted off the Mechanist in The Mechanist's lair.	25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload
	Prototype UP77 "Limitless Potential"	Laser rifle	In a hidden room, opened by a button in a locked safe (Master) inside the University Credit Union.	Unlimited ammo capacity (not unlimited ammo)
	Righteous Authority	Laser rifle	Reward for completing the quest Call to Arms.	Critical shots do double damage, Critical meter fills 15% faster
	Salvaged Assaultron head	-	Found in a large chest shortly before exiting the Fort Hagen hangar, after the fight against Ivey.	Irradiates the shooter by 50 rads (before rad resistance) per weapon discharge
	Sentinel's Plasmacaster	Plasma rifle	Sold by Teagan on the Prydwen after reaching the rank of Sentinel in the Brotherhood of Steel.	Does double damage if target is at full health
	Survivor's Special	Laser rifle	Potential reward for completing the quest The Lost Patrol.	Does more damage the lower player health is
	Tesla rifle	-	Looted off of Ivey's body in Fort Hagen hangar	Fires an electrical charge that arcs between targets
	Virgil's rifle	Institute laser	Kill Virgil or steal it from Virgil's person in Virgil's laboratory, using rank 3 of the Pickpocket perk.	50% more damage against super mutants
	Wazer Wifle	Laser rifle	Received from Shaun after completing three unmarked quests.	Unlimited ammo capacity (Not unlimited ammo)

Heavy weapons

Collected?	Weapon	Variant of	Location	Effect / Special
	Admiral's Friend	Harpoon gun	Sold by Allen Lee in the town of Far Harbor.	Does double damage if target is at full health
	Aeternus	Gatling laser	Dropped by the rogue knight during Amoral Combat.	Unlimited ammo capacity (due to how the Gatling laser works with the Neverending legendary modifier, this weapon has unlimited ammo instead of unlimited ammo capacity)
	Ashmaker	Minigun	Potential reward for completing the quest The Big Dig.	Sets targets on fire for 15 points of damage
	Big Boy	Fat Man	Sold by Arturo Rodriguez in the Diamond City market.	Shoots an additional projectile
	Broadsider	-	Reward for completing the quest Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution.	No legendary effect
	Death From Above	Missile launcher	Sold by Teagan on the Prydwen after reaching the rank of Paladin in the Brotherhood of Steel.	75% increased movement speed while aiming down sights
	Defender's harpoon gun	Harpoon gun	Obtained from the Mariner as a quest reward for completing Hull Breach 3.	Ignores 30% of target's damage and energy resistance.
	Final Judgment	Gatling laser	Carried by Elder Maxson; available during Airship Down or Precipice of War or Rockets' Red Glare.	25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload
	Nuka-nuke launcher	Fat Man	Reward for completing Cappy in a Haystack, if the power is switched off.	No legendary effect
	Partystarter	Missile launcher	Sold by KL-E-0 in Goodneighbor.	50% more damage against humans
	Sergeant Ash	Flamer	Sold by Dejen in Acadia.	20% to cripple target's leg
	Skipper's Last Stand	Harpoon gun	Reward for Completing Shipbreaker (quest).	+150 damage resistance while reloading
	The Striker	Fat Man	Found in Beaver Creek Lanes in Far Harbor (location)	50% chance to cripple target's leg

Melee weapons

Collected?	Weapon	Variant of	Location	Effect / Special
	2076 World Series baseball bat	Baseball bat	Located in Jamaica Plain under the city hall, can be sold to Moe Cronin in Diamond city.	6% chance to send targets flying
	Atom's Judgement	Super sledge	Reward for completing The Heretic.	+100 radiation damage
	Big Jim	Pipe wrench	Found in the sewer tunnel beneath Walden Pond.	20% chance to cripple target's leg
	Bloodletter	Pole hook	Reward for completing Blood Tide.	Targets bleed for 25 points of damage
	Cito's Shiny Slugger	Baseball bat	Reward for completing Safari Adventure, if Cito and his family are allowed to leave/stay.	Refills action points on critical hit
	Fencebuster	Baseball bat	Found in Vault 118	Ignores 30% of target's damage and energy resistance
	General Chao's Revenge	Chinese officer sword	Sold by Trudy at the Drumlin Diner.	50% more damage to robots
	Grognak's axe	-	Inside Hubris Comics, in a locked display case (Advanced), behind the front desk.	No legendary effect
	Kremvh's Tooth	Machete	Found underwater at the bottom of Dunwich Borers, on an altar in the side tunnel, near the bottom of the pool.	Poisons target for 3 points of damage
	Pickman's Blade	Combat knife	Located in the Pickman Gallery, reward for completing the quest Pickman's Gift.	Targets bleed for 25 points of damage
	Reckoning	Ripper	Sold by Smiling Larry if he is recruited and assigned to a weapon emporium.	15% less damage while standing and not moving
	Rockville Slugger	Swatter	Sold by Moe Cronin in the Diamond City market.	40% less action point cost in VATS
	Shem Drowne sword	Revolutionary sword	Reward for completing the quest The Gilded Grasshopper.	Targets are irradiated upon each hit
	Sword of Wonders	Chinese officer sword	Reward for completing A Magical Kingdom.	Ignores 30% of targets damage and energy resistance
	The Fish Catcher	Pole hook	Sold by Allen Lee in the town of Far Harbor.	40% less action point cost in VATS
	The Harvester	Ripper	Found in Echo Lake Lumber.	Chance to stagger on hit
	Throatslicer	Disciples blade	Sold by Katelyn Alden in the Nuka-Town market.	Targets bleed for 25 points of damage
	Zao's sword	Chinese officer sword	Earned as a reward from the quest Here There Be Monsters if successful in 3 persuasion checks.	No legendary effect

Unarmed weapons

Collected?	Weapon	Variant of	Location	Effect / Special
	Butcher's Hook	Meat hook	Sold by Erickson at Horizon Flight 1207.	Action points refill on critical hit

Notes

Though not a unique weapon in itself, a power fist with the Furious Legendary effect is guaranteed to spawn on Swan's body after killing the behemoth at Swan's Pond in Boston Common.