Fallout 4 weapons

For a list of unique weapon locations in Fallout 4, see Fallout 4 unique weapons.
For a list of legendary effects for weapons, see Fallout 4 legendary weapon effects.

Fallout 4 overviews

This page lists all weapons in Fallout 4.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles.
For weapons in other Fallout games, please see "Weapon".
For an overview of Fallout 4 content, please refer to "Portal:Fallout 4."

Overview[]

Unlike previous installments, weapons in Fallout 4 fall under three classifications, including normal, legendary, and unique. Normal weapons have no special bonuses on them whatsoever. Legendary weapons come with random bonuses applied to them and are only dropped by legendary enemies. Unique weapons are weapons that are already named and will always retain the same special bonuses. Uniques are typically either bought from merchants or are quest rewards. Normal and legendary weapons will change their name when mods are applied, unique weapons will not.

All stats are given with standard weapon modifications.

Legend[]

Legend
General note: In the following descriptions, the statistics that are shown while playing the game will be referred to as in-game numbers, while the numbers used by the game's code will be referenced as internal numbers. Internal numbers can only be gathered through game editor or console use.
Accuracy (): This is the Accuracy stat displayed in-game, which is derived from the internal game numbers for projectile deflection angles in an unknown way. See Spread for details on the internal measurements.
Action Point cost (): The number of Action Points used per activation in V.A.T.S. Generally, this is a one shot equivalent for semi-automatic weapons, but automatic weapons may fire several rounds, usually three per VATS action.
Ammunition used (): The type of ammunition the weapon uses. This may be changed by the use of receiver mods.
Armor piercing: The amount of the target's damage resistance the weapon ignores.^[1] Also known as armor penetration.
Bash damage: This is the amount of damage a projectile weapon does when used as a melee weapon. Almost always 6, unless modified by the gun (usually by a bayonet,) meaning gun bashes do less damage base than an unarmed strike.
Critical Damage Multiplier (): This is the amount that a weapon's damage is multiplied by on a critical hit. As a general rule, this is normally 2, but mods exist for some weapons that change this number from 2. It is part of each weapon's data and is distinct from the sneak attack multiplier, which is not part of each weapon's data (although the combat knife raises its sneak attack multiplier via an external script.) Allegedly, sneak attack damage is calculated as a multiple (usually 2) of critical damage.
Damage (): This is the damage caused by a single click of the mouse/trigger. For most small guns, that is a single bullet, but for shotguns, the damage is equally split between the shell's pellets, and for the Gatling laser it is a single beam.
Damage per second (): The manually calculated maximum cyclic damage dealt in one second, expressed as rate of fire multiplied by damage. Can be arbitrarily misleading due to reload times, whether or not the weapon is automatic, whether or not the weapon must spin or charge up to fire, and whether or not the weapon must be cocked every time it fires.
Magazine capacity or shots per reload (): The maximum ammunition capacity of the weapon or the maximum number of shots possible before requiring a reload.
Magnification: The scope or sight mod's magnification rating.
Range (): In-game, range is a generalized stat for how far a weapon's projectile can go before suffering from damage loss. The displayed number is approximately $\lfloor 11.9808 \bigl( MaxRange + k \bigr) \rfloor$ where MaxRange is the total of modifiers to the MaxRange variable by mods equipped to the weapon and k is some constant (for a combat shotgun k is -3.) However, this displayed number is close to meaningless, because there are three hidden internal range ratings: minimum range, maximum range, and the out of range multiplier. Between point blank and minimum range, damage is full. Between minimum range and maximum range, damage decreases down to the out of range value at a linear rate. Beyond the maximum range, the damage is reduced by multiplying by the out of range value. Typically, the out of range value is a 50% loss of damage, though some weapons are higher or lower. Distance for range is rated differently internally: most ranged weapons begin with a range of 256 units and some research indicates that each of these internal units is meant to equal approximately 4 yards/meters, but more effort is needed to confirm.^[2] The real range of a ranged weapon, if encapsulated into a single number, would be $\frac{\left (1+outofrangemultiplier\right )\left (maxrange-minrange \right )}{2} + minrange + 1$ , which is the average damage multiplier out to the weapon's maximum range. For example, consider again a combat shotgun, which has an out of range multiplier of 10%. Because the game's listed range is based on the gun's maximum range but the listed damage is based on the minimum, and because other numbers at play are not displayed in-game, it's impossible to tell from looking at the weapon in-game why the weapon does such low damage at even medium ranges.
Rate of fire (): The in-game given number gives the maximum cyclic number of shots/attacks per 10 seconds, without considering reloading. This is internally derived from the weapon's attack delay rating divided by its speed rating. However, if a weapon is converted to automatic fire, the time between shots becomes derived purely from its speed and/or firing animation duration.^[3] Melee weapons (including unarmed) instead rely on a speed rating listed on them; truly unarmed attacks and gun bashes are both speed Medium.
Recoil: Recoil is the visible movement of the weapon upon firing. Like spread, it is represented in maximum possible degrees from the center. Unlike spread, which is the invisible possible deviation of the projectile from a perfect shot, recoil visibly moves the weapon and crosshairs, and can be additive with the spread. Unlike spread, which has a completely random direction, recoil has a limited "window" in which the kick can move the weapon.^[4]
Reload / Reload speed: This is made up of at least two factors. The base reload speed is derived from the reload animation speed in seconds. There is also a second internal value called reload speed that affects reload time in an unknown way, beyond the fact that higher values result in faster reloads.
Sight time: This is the amount of time it takes to transition from hip firing to a sighted or scoped state, in seconds.
Sighted spread: The amount a weapon's spread is reduced to when aiming down a sight or scope.
Spread (): Spread is the hidden internal number of degrees from a perfectly centered shot that a projectile can potentially deflect. For example, a combat shotgun has a spread of 12°. When firing it, each of the 8 pellets produced by the weapon can proceed separately from between 0° to 12°, randomly generated, in a separately randomly generated 360° cone. Weapons have a base spread when the shooter hasn't shot yet, a maximum spread by which the spread cannot be worse than, and an amount by which the spread gets worse on a per-shot basis. The current degree of spread somewhat corresponds to the width of the crosshairs. Spread slowly reverts to base spread after a slight delay.^[4]
Stability: This is an internal value that represents the amount of movement a sight or scope has without player involvement. How the internal number relates to actual movement is currently unknown, beyond the fact that higher stability means less movement.^[4]
Value to weight ratio (): This is the manually calculated ratio of the base weapon value in caps to the weapon weight.
Weapon value in caps (): Base value of the weapon in caps. Resale value is affected by barter skill.
Weight (): Weight value of the weapon that applies to encumbrance. Weapon weight also increases the amount of time it takes to aim down sights or "scope." This is explained in a loading screen tooltip.
Unique effect: Some weapons have unique effects that pretain to them (ex: the Ruthless effect for Kellogg's pistol.)
Unique weapon entries are shaded.

Ballistic weapons[]

Pistols[]

								Special effect						Form ID
.44 pistol	48	28.8	6	119	66	35	1.2		.44 round	6	4.2	99	23.6	000CE97D
Eddie's Peace	48	28.8	6	125	81	26.25		50% more limb damage.	.44 round	6	5	454	90.8	00225AE9
Kellogg's pistol	48	28.8	6	119	70			AP refilled on critical hit.	.44 round	6	4.3	449	104.4	00225AC1
The Gainer	48	28.8	6	119	74			15 points of fire damage.	.44 round	6	4.6	468	101.7	00225AE7
Early Retirement				119	70			+25% damage towards synths.	.44 round					xx000C33
10mm pistol	18	82.8	46	83	60	21	1.5		10mm round	12	3.5	50	14.3	00004822
Wastelander's Friend	27	124.2	46	107	78			+50% more limb damage.	10mm round	24	7.3	772	128.7	001F61E6
Gen-4 10mm pistol								+50% more damage to robots.	10mm round					xx000DA0
Deliverer	25	165	66	53	67	26	1.69	Improved VATS hit chance, 25% less AP cost.	10mm round	12	4.4	774	175.9	000DC8E7
Silver Sidearm	25		66						10mm round					xx001202
Classic 10mm pistol	28		41	119	62	28			10mm round					xx000F99
Ultimatum								+50 radiation damage.	10mm round					xx00081D
Flare gun	10	3	3	146	74	40	0.25		Flare	1	2	50	25	001025AC
Western revolver	60	36	6		66	40	0.25		.44 round	6	5.2	99	19	xx0415B3

Rifles[]

									Special effect						Form ID
Anti-materiel rifle	Anti-materiel rifle	50	10	2	119	71	26	1.91		.50 caliber	3	12	55	4.58	FEXXXF9C
Assault rifle	Assault rifle	30	120	40	119	72	32	0.94		5.56mm	30	13.1	144	11	0000463F
CR-74L	CR-74L	33	135	41						.45					FEXXXF99
Combat rifle	Standard	33	108.9	33	119	70	25	1.32		.45	20	11.1	117	10.5	000DF42E
	December's Child	33	135	41					Lighter, uses 5.56mm, 25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload.	5.56mm					xx014459
	Overseer's Guardian	55	495	90	109	76			Shoots an additional projectile.	.45	20	11.1	117	10.5	001F61E7
Gauss rifle	Standard	110	726	66	191	69	40	3.67		2mm EC	7	15.8	228	14.4	000D1EB0
Gauss rifle	The Last Minute	192	1267.2	66	203	112			50% more limb damage.	2mm EC	20	21.6	6500	300.1	0022B603
Prototype Gauss rifle	Prototype Gauss rifle	100	60	6	191	81				2mm EC	3	18	265	14.7	FEXXXFA0
Handmade rifle	Standard	32	128	40	119	72	32			7.62 round	10	12.8	136	10.6	xx033B60
	The Problem Solver	57	487.6	59	185	92			Increased damage after each consecutive hit on same target.	7.62 round					xx036C24
	Splattercannon	41	845.6	113	89	108			Increased damage after each consecutive hit on same target.	7.62 round	75	23.6	6855	290.5	xx04E424
Hunting rifle	Standard	37	11.1	3	131	71	28	1.32		.308	5	9.6	55	5.7	0004F46A
	Reba	37	11.1	3	131	71				.308	5	9.6	55	5.7	001ABC92
	Reba II	64	25.6	4	215	92			50% more damage against mirelurks and bugs.	.308	5	15.5	306	19.7	001ABC93
	Tinker Tom Special	37	16.5	3	185	112			Higher VATS accuracy if not in combat, higher AP cost.	.308	1	16.7	706	42.3	001F2675
Lever-action rifle	Standard	35	17.5	5	122	72	26	1.35		.45-70	5	9	150	16.7	xx02C8B0
	Lucky Eddy	35	17.5	5	122	72			+2 Luck when equipped.	.45-70	5	9	201	22.3	xx045675
	Old Reliable	70	35	5	122	61			Shoots an additional projectile.	.45-70	5	9	801	89	xx05158F
Manwell rifle set	Manwell carbine	69	227.7	33	119	70				.308	16	8			FEXXXFC2
Manwell rifle set	Manwell rifle	90	297	33	119	62				.308	6	11.1			FEXXX94B
Radium rifle	Standard	27+50	108	40	119	72	25	1.08		.45	20	11.1	80	7.2	xx025FC4
	Kiloton radium rifle	27	108	40	119	72			15 points of explosive damage.	.45	20	11.1			xx05158E
	Radical Conversion	27	108	40	119	72			Ignores 30% of target's damage and energy resistance.	.45	20	11.1			xx045673
Railway rifle	Standard	100	100	10	119	69	20	5		Railway spike	10	14.4	290	20.1	000FE268
Railway rifle	Prototype railway rifle	1	1	2	119	71	20	5		Railway spike	1	14.4	290	20.1	00221235
Submachine gun	Standard	10	127	127	107	63	35	0.28		.45	50	12.7	109	8.6	0015B043
	Silver submachine gun	10	127	127	107	63				.45	50	13.8	121	8.8	001B28F7
	Spray n' Pray	31	393.7	127	77	69			15 points of explosive damage.	.45		19	1084	57.1	001F61E3
Syringer	Syringer	Variable	Variable	2	119	72	35			Syringer ammo		6.2	132	21.3	0014D09E

Shotguns[]

								Special effect						Form ID
Combat shotgun	8x6.25=50	100	20	47	23	32	1.56		Shotgun shell	8	11.1	87	7.8	0014831C
Justice	50	100	20	35	28			Chance to stagger on hit.	Shotgun shell		15.5	1076	69.4	001F61E4
Le Fusil Terribles	62	124	20	71	29			+25% damage/ limb damage, Increased recoil.	Shotgun shell		15.7	389	24.8	00225771
Double-barrel shotgun	8x5.625=45	162	36	47	16	27	1.67		Shotgun shell	2	9	39	4.33	00092217
Handmade shotgun	45	162	36	47	16	30			Shotgun shell	2	9	39	4.33	FEXXX804
Triple-barrel handmade shotgun	50	180	36	47	16	30			Shotgun shell	3	9	60	6.67	FEXXX803

Pipe weapons[]

													Form ID
Pipe bolt-action	34	6.8	2	95	63	29	1.17	.308	6	3.2	30	9.4	0014831A
Pipe gun	13	71.5	55	83	57	30	0.43	.38	12	2.3	20	8.7	00024F55
Pipe revolver	24	14.4	6	83	61	35	0.68	.45	6	4.2	25	6.0	0014831B

Heavy weapons[]

								Special effect						Form ID
Fat Man	468	89.43	1	117	63	60	7.8		Mini nuke	1	30.7	512	16.7	000BD56F
Big Boy	486		1	117	39			Shoots an additional projectile.	Mini nuke	1	30.7	12405	404.07	0021A53E
The Striker	100		1	117	63	60	1.66	50% chance to cripple target's leg.	Modified bowling ball	1	30.7	2512	81.82	xx031702
Nuka-nuke launcher	794		1	117	63				Nuka-nuke	1	36	650	18.06	xx05178F
Flamer	12	108	90	47	53	30			Flamer fuel	100	16.1	137	8.51	000E5881
Sergeant Ash	13	117	90	47	53			20% to cripple target's leg.	Flamer fuel	100	16.1			xx051599
Harpoon gun	150		2	143	63	40			Harpoon	1	16.3	205	12.58	xx010B81
Admiral's Friend	150		2	143	63	40		x2 damage if target is at full health.	Harpoon	1	16.3	1005	61.66	xx05158B
Skipper's Last Stand	165		2	143	63	40		+150 damage resistance while reloading.	Harpoon	1	16.3	1005	61.66	xx04E752
Defender's Harpoon Gun	150		2	143	63	40		Ignores 30% of target's damage and energy resistance.	Harpoon	1	16.3	1005	61.66	xx032507
Heavy incinerator	30+43	175.2	24	23	53				Flamer fuel	6	16.1			FEXXX809
Junk Jet	40		20	119	75	30			Most junk items	∞	29.9	285	6.2	000E942B
Minigun	8	217.6	272	131	35	30			5mm	500	27.4	382	14	0001F669
Ashmaker	9	281.7	313	77	39			15 points of fire damage.	5mm	500	28.7	1755	61.1	001F252E
Missile launcher	150		2	203	65	45			Missile	1	21	314	14.95	0003F6F8
Partystarter	150		2	191	107			50% more damage against humans.	Missile		28.5	4822 ?	?	001F61E5
Death From Above	151		2	203	65			75% increased movement speed when aiming down sights.	Missile		21	4479	213.29	00225969
Broadsider	108		2	203	63	40			Cannonball	1	27.4	245	9	000FD11B
Cryolator	20	180	90	71	66	20			Cryo cell	25	13.2	302	22.9	00171B2B

A quick note on damage types: The flamer and heavy incinerator do not deal fire damage like an Incendiary weapon does or ballistic damage like a Molotov cocktail, instead dealing energy (and, for the incinerator, ballistic) damage; the Cryolator deals neither cryo damage nor ballistic damage (like a cryo mine and cryogenic grenade do), instead dealing energy damage (and ballistic when crystallizing); the Fat Man does not deal any sort of radiation damage (like a nuke mine or Nuka-grenade do).

Other[]

										Special effect						Form ID
	Paddle ball	1		25	11	151					Paddle ball string	20	2	10	5	xx00A6C0

Energy weapons[]

Laser[]

							Special effect						Form ID
Institute laser	21	99	66	71	70	25		Fusion cell	30	3.9	50	12.8	001633CC
Virgil's rifle	33	217.8	66	227	85		+50% damage to super mutants.	Fusion cell		7.2	384	53.3	00225ABA
Laser musket	30	18	6	71	70	30		Fusion cell	1	12.6	57	4.5	0001DACF
Laser gun	24	120	50	71	71	25		Fusion cell	30	3.5	69	19.7	0009983B
Old Faithful	29	145	50	71	71		x2 damage if target is at full health.	Fusion cell	30	4.5	929	206.4	001F61E2
Survivor's Special	26	19	44	47	42		Does more damage the lower the player's health.	Fusion cell		4.8	340	70.8	00225ABC
Protectron's Gaze	54	307.8	57	47	44		25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload.	Fusion cell	30	5.1	352	69	xx001F06
Good Intentions	21	237.3	113	194	82		Frenzy enemies on critical hit.	Fusion cell		7.9	393	49.7	0022537B
Prototype UP77 "Limitless Potential"	24	120	50	227	96		Unlimited ammo capacity.	Fusion cell	Infinite	6.5	355	54.6	0023E5EE
Righteous Authority	26	130	50	203	76		x2 critical shot damage, critical meter fills 15% faster.	Fusion cell	27	5.5	326	59.3	00225963
Salvaged Assaultron head	35-165		11	93	65		Irradiates user by 50 per discharge; while equipped, thrown grenades do the same thing when thrown.	Fusion cell	Charged single shot	8	40	5	xx0100B7
Wazer Wifle	55	275	50	302	76		Unlimited ammo capacity.	Fusion cell	Infinite	6.3	364	57.8	00225965
Gatling laser	14	380.8	272	203		30		Fusion core	500	19.3	804	41.7	000E27BC
Final Judgment	14	476	340	203	48		25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload.	Fusion core	500	19.3	3804	197.1	00225ABE
Aeternus	24	355.5	45	251	63		Unlimited ammo capacity, unlimited ammo.	Fusion core	500	39.3	4799	122.1	xx04EC35

Plasma[]

								Special effect						Form ID
Plasma gun	24+24	115.5	33	119			30		Plasma cartridge	30	3.9	123	31.5	00100AE9
Experiment 18-A	25+25	680	136	203	140	6.6		25% faster fire rate, 15% faster reload.	Plasma cartridge					001F61E9
Sentinel's Plasmacaster	24+24	270.6	33	119	148			x2 damage if target is at full health.	Plasma cartridge		4.8	602	125.4	00225967

Other[]

All these weapons count as non-automatic weapons and thus work with either Gunslinger, Rifleman, or Sniper, except the Cryolator, which is counted as a heavy gun and thus works with Heavy Gunner.

								Special effect						Form ID
Alien atomizer	54	540	100	155	70				Alien blaster round or Fusion cell	45	3.0	1536	512	FEXXX84E
Alien blaster pistol	50	500	100	119	79	20	2.5		Alien blaster round or Fusion cell	42	2.5	1551	620.4	000FF995
Hub's Alien Blaster	58	580	100	149	76	20	2.9	x2 critical shot damage, critical meter fills 15% faster.	Alien blaster round or Fusion cell	42	2.5	2751	1100.4	xx043416
Alien disintegrator	55	220	40	155	72				Alien blaster round or Fusion cell	50	4.7	1770	376.6	FEXXXF99
BFG 9000	50 + 250		66	11	52				Argent plasma cell	10				FEXXX800
Cosmic cannon	36		90	77	72				Fusion cell	33	5.5	95	17.3	FEXXX864 FEXXXC45
Cryolator	20	180	90	71	66	21			Cryo cell	25	13.2	302	22.9	00171B2B
Solar cannon	30+35	104	16	155	76				Fusion cell	16	31.6			FEXXXF99
Tesla cannon	60	120	20	395	62				Fusion cell	15	21	314	14.9	FEXXXF99 FEXXX03E
Tesla rifle	38	152	40	83	70			Fires electrical charge that arcs between targets.	Fusion cell	15	8.1	90	11.1	xx003E07
Thirst Zapper	Varies	Varies	100						Squirt of water/ Weaponized Nuka-Cola/ Weaponized Nuka-Cherry/ Weaponized Nuka-Cola Quantum		2	10	5	xx007BC8
Thunderbolt									Fusion cell	15				FEXXX824

Radiation weapons[]

These weapons produce radiation damage, including both direct damage from explosions and damage over time from exposure and poisoning. There is some variance in how damage is dealt within this class of weapon; please consult each weapon's page for specific details. See the radiation page for how radiation damage is handled by the game. These are affected by the perk Nuclear Physicist in terms of radiation damage.

Gamma[]

							Special effect						Form ID
Gamma gun	10 + 100 (direct hit) + 23 (aoe)	121	66	119	69	30		Gamma round	8	3	156	52	000DDB7C
Lorenzo's Artifact gun	10+25	38.5	66	203	69	30	Stuns target on hit, area of effect.	Gamma round	8	4.5	753	167.3	002266F7
Zeta gun	10 (direct hit) + 11.5 (aoe)	62.7	66	119	69	30		Gamma round	8	3.1	156	50	002266FC

Poison weapons[]

Poison weapons utilize the poison damage type to deal ongoing damage to targets.

										Special effect						Form ID
	Acid Soaker	11	?	66	35	94	?	?	?		Acid concentrate	20	3	125	42	xx007BC6

Explosives[]

Explosives have a maximum range of 93 and behave as if hitting an invisible wall at their maximum range. Explosives benefit from the Bloody Mess, Demolition Expert and SCAV! - Cautionary Crafts perks, but only for their "primary" damage effects (which also includes the "Explosive" legendary prefix.) This is why the pulse grenade and pulse mine are not affected by any of the three.

Grenade throwing distance is not affected by character strength. It is affected by the vertical throwing angle, and the height difference between the throwing point and the impact point.

Thrown[]

					Form ID
Baseball grenade	101	1	40	40	00107BD6
Cryogenic grenade	151	0.5	50	100	000FF21D
Fragmentation grenade	151	0.5	50	100	000EEBED
Fragmentation grenade MIRV	1 + ?x151	1	75	75	xx033905
Smart fragmentation grenade	151	0.6	60	100	xx0346FC
HalluciGen gas grenade	1	1	35	35	000E98E5
Fury grenade	1	1	35	35	xx02618B
Persuasion grenade	1	1	35	35	xx023E60
Predator grenade	1	1	35	35	xx025B0A
Homing beacon	1 + ???	1	0	0	00065DEC
Institute EM pulse grenade	150	0.5	100	200	0018325E
Molotov cocktail	51	0.5	20	40	0010C3C6
Nuka grenade	301 + 100	0.5	100	200	000E5750
Nuka Cherry grenade	201	0.5	50	100	xx040CDD
Nuka Quantum grenade	301	0.5	50	100	xx040CDE
Plasma grenade	150 + 150	0.5	135	270	0010A33D
Pulse grenade	150 , Secondary	0.5	100	200	000FF21F

Placed[]

					Form ID
Bottlecap mine	301	0.5	75	150	0010771F
Cryo mine	101 + Unknown chance to slow by unknown amount for unknown seconds.	0.5	50	100	0010C669
Fragmentation mine	101	0.5	50	100	000E56C2
Nuke mine	301 + 100	0.5	100	200	0010A340
Plasma mine	150 + 150	0.5	100	200	0010A342
Pulse mine	150	0.5	100	200	0010A344

Faction explosives[]

					Form ID
Artillery smoke grenade	1	0.5	0	0	0012E2CA
Institute beacon	1	0.5	0	0	00174F8F
Synth relay grenade	1	0.5	50	100	000589F2
Vertibird signal grenade	1	0.5	10	20	00056917

Traps[]

Placed[]

Placed trap name		Form ID
Bear trap	8	xx054072
Bleeding bear trap	8	xx0540F7
Caltrops	0.5	xx05406E
Poisoned caltrops	0.5	xx0540ED

Melee weapons[]

In the table below, damage listed is base weapon damage, which gains a +10% bonus for every point of Strength. Unless otherwise noted, Strength will not modify energy, bleed, or other damage values. Several perks can further increase the damage displayed for a melee weapon; as a general rule, perks will apply to energy and radiation, but not bleed or poison.

Bladed[]

Bladed weapons can dismember limbs of humanoid opponents, permanently damaging the limb and disarming the target. Like all melee weapons, bladed weapons benefit from Big Leagues and Strength. Bladed weapons can be Medium (attack speed 1 attack per 1.1180 seconds, equivalent to a ranged weapon with a fire rate of 8.94, which would display as 8), Fast (attack speed 1 attack per 0.7718 seconds, equivalent to a ranged weapon with a fire rate of 12.96, which would display as 12), or Very Fast; because all Very Fast weapons are also automatic, in practice they have an attack rate of 4.5364 attacks per second, which is equivalent to 1 attack per 0.2204 seconds, or a ranged weapon with an attack rate of 45.364, which would display as 45.

						Special effect				Form ID
Assaultron blade	17	19.8	Medium	35			3	50	16.7	xx008B8E
Chinese officer sword	16	18.7	Medium	35	0.46		3	50	16.7	00147BE4
General Chao's Revenge	28	34	Medium	35	0.8	+50% more damage to robots.	3	775	258.3	00248387
Sword of Wonders	16		Medium			Ignores 30% of target's damage and energy resistance.	3	325	108.3	xx050DD3
Zao's sword	16	22	Medium	35	0.46		3	50	16.7	001F0860
Combat knife	9	11.66	Fast	20	0.45		1	25	25	000913CA
Serrated combat knife	15 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	19.44 + 12.96			0.75 + 0.5			37	37
Stealth blade combat knife	15 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	19.44 + 12.96			0.75 + 0.5	+0.5x Sneak Attack Damage		43	43
Pickman's Blade	15 + 35 (2/sec, 5 sec)	19.44 + 45.35	Fast	20	0.75 + 1.75 (2/sec, 5 sec)	+0.5x Sneak Attack Damage	1	143	143	0022595F
Disciples blade	20		Fast	20	1		1.5	80	53.3	xx01AABC
Throatslicer	20		Fast	20	1	+25 points of bleeding damage.	1.5			xx04E422
Grognak's axe	25 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	29.8 + 11.92	Medium	20	1.25 + 0.5	+50% chance to Stagger.	10	100	10	00183FCD
Machete	14	12.52	Medium	30	0.47		2	25	12.5	00033FE0
Serrated machete	24 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	21.47 + 8.94	Medium	30	0.8 + 0.33		2	37	18.5	00033FE0
Kremvh's Tooth	28 + 3	50.2	Medium	30	0.93 + 0.1	+3 points of poison damage.	2	2	1	0022576D
Mr. Handy buzz blade	5	26.2	Very Fast	40			10	50	5	xx0020F8
Revolutionary sword	16	18.7	Medium	35	0.46		3	50	16.7	00143AB5
Shem Drowne sword	16 + 9	20.4	Medium	35	0.46 + 0.26	Targets are irradiated on hit.	3	250	8.3	0000364A
Ripper	4	18.25	Very Fast	40 for 7 hits	0.7		6	50	8.3	000FA2F6
Curved Ripper	6	27.38			1.05	+25% chance to disarm	7.1	65	9.2
Extended Ripper	7 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	31.94 + 45.63			1.225 + 1.75		9	75	8.3
Reckoning	4	25	Very Fast	40		15% less damage while standing and not moving.	6	50	8.3	0022B604
The Harvester	4		Very Fast	40		Chance to stagger on hit.	6	250	41.7	xx04FA7E
Shishkebab	13 + 13	15.3	Medium	35	0.37 + 0.37		3	200	67	000FA2FB
Switchblade	8	10.37	Fast	20	0.4		1	20	20	000FDC81
Serrated switchblade	14 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	18.14 + 12.96	Fast	20	0.7 + 0.5		1	30	30	000FDC81
Steel sword	35		Medium			Increased damage after each consecutive hit on same target.	4	750	187.5	FEXXXF9B
Pint-Sized Slasher knife	13		Fast	20		+50% more damage to humans.	1.5	200		FEXXX809

Blunt[]

Blunt weapons tend to stagger opponents more frequently than bladed weapons. Like all melee weapons, blunt weapons benefit from Big Leagues and Strength. Blunt weapons are always Medium (attack speed 1 attack per 1.118 seconds, equivalent to a ranged weapon with a fire rate of 8.94, which would display as 8) or Slow (attack speed 1 attack per 1.7641 seconds, equivalent to a ranged weapon with a fire rate of 5.67, which would display as 5).

						Special effect				Form ID
Alien shock baton	11 + 23		Medium	30	0.37 + 0.77		2			FEXXX84F
Baseball bat	16	9.07	Slow	35	0.46		3	25	8.33	0008E736
2076 World Series baseball bat	16	16.5	Slow	35	0.46	6% chance to send targets flying.	3	325	108.3	00226438
Cito's Shiny Slugger	31		Slow	35	0.89	Refills AP on critical hit.	7.5	175	28.3	xx04F084
Fencebuster	16		Slow	35	0.46	Ignores 30% of target's damage and energy resistance.	3	125	41.7	xx04923C
Baton	11	9.84	Medium	30	0.37		2	15	7.5	0008C14D
Board	14	7.94	Slow	33	0.42		3	20	6.67	0005C250
Bladed board	29 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	16.44 + 5.67	Slow	33	0.88 + 0.3		4.5	30	6.67	0005C250
Commie Whacker	10	8.94	Medium	25	0.4		2	25	12.5	xx052926
Lead pipe	11	9.84	Medium	30	0.37		3	15	5	000FC9C3
Pipe wrench	13	11.63	Medium	35	0.37		2	30	15	000D83BF
Big Jim	13	11.63	Medium	35	0.37	20% to cripple target's leg.	2	150	75	0023E5EC
Pole hook	30		Slow	40	0.75		7	52	7.4	xx009582
Bloodletter	30		Slow	40	0.75	+25 points of bleeding damage.	7	52	7.4	xx034E7B
The Fish Catcher	30		Slow	24	1.25	40% less AP cost in VATS.	7	312	44.6	xx05158D
Pool cue	13	7.37	Slow	30	0.43		1	10	10	000FA3E8
Sharp pool cue	17 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	9.64 + 5.67	Slow	30	0.57 + 0.33		1.2	13	10.83	000FA3E8
Rolling pin	11	9.84	Medium	25	0.44		1	10	10	00142FAB
Sharp aluminum rolling pin	17 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	15.21 + 8.94	Medium	25	0.68 + 0.4		1	16	16	00142FAB
Sledgehammer	23	13.04	Slow	40	0.58		12	40	3.33	000E7AB9
Super sledge	40	22.67	Slow	45	0.89		20	180	9	000FF964
Stunning super sledge	40 + 27	22.67 + 15.31	Slow	45	0.89 + 0.6	25% chance to paralyze.	20	540	27	000FF964
Atom's Judgement	40 + 100		Slow	45	0.89 + 2.22	+100 radiation damage.	20			xx03A388
Swatter	18	10.2	Slow	35	0.51		3	30	10	00061721
Bladed Swatter	36 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	20.41 + 5.67	Slow	35	1.03 + 0.29		4.5	42	9.33	00061721
Rockville Slugger	22	12.7	Slow	21	1.05	40% less AP cost in VATS.	3.5	133	38	001F2674
Tire iron	12	10.73	Medium	25	0.48		2	25	12.5	00185D25
Bladed tire iron	21 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	18.78 + 8.94	Medium	25	0.84 + 0.4		3	37	12.33	00185D25
Walking cane	10	8.94	Medium	20	0.5		2	10	5	000FDC7D

Unarmed weapons[]

Unarmed weapons benefit from the Iron Fist perk as well as from Strength. Note that unarmed weapons cannot be equipped while wearing power armor. All unarmed weapons are speed Medium (attack speed 1 attack per 1.118 seconds, equivalent to a ranged weapon with a fire rate of 8.94, which would display as 8). Buffs to melee damage won't modify damage, but because it ignores all resistance, it is included as equivalent to "real" damage. 30% armor penetration, when the target has damage resistance reasonably close to the damaging attack, works like a 10% damage increase.

							Special effect				Form ID
Unarmed	8	7.16	Medium	2	22	0.36		0	0	∞
Boxing glove	9	8.05	Medium	2	25	0.36		1	10	10	0016498F
Spiked boxing glove	11 (behaves like 12.1 due to penetration)	10.82 (after penetration)	Medium	2	25	0.48 (after penetration)	30% Armor Penetration	1.2	13	10.83
Puncturing boxing glove	13 (behaves like 14.3 due to penetration)	12.79 (after penetration)	Medium	2	25	0.57 (after penetration)	30% Armor Penetration	1.3	14	10.77
Lead lined boxing glove	16	14.31	Medium	2	25	0.64	+25% limb damage, +20% chance to cripple	1.7	17	10
Deathclaw gauntlet	25	22.36	Medium	2	40	0.63		10	75	7.5	000D8576
Large deathclaw gauntlet	31	27.73	Medium	2	40	0.78	+25% chance to Disarm.	12	97	9.7	000D8576
Knuckles	10	8.94	Medium	2	25	0.4		0.5	10	20	0005524B
Sharp knuckles	12 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	10.73 + 8.94	Medium	2	25	0.48 + 0.4		0.6	13	21.67
Bladed knuckles	17 + 10 (2/sec, 5 sec)	15.21 + 8.94	Medium	2	25	0.68 + 0.4		0.7	15	21.43
Meat hook	20	17.89	Medium	2	30	0.67		2	32	16	xx04B5F4
Large meat hook	25	22.36	Medium	2	30	0.83	+25% chance to Disarm.	2.4	41	17.08	xx04B5F4
Butcher's Hook	20		Medium		30	0.67	AP refills on critical hit.	2			xx05158C
Power fist	20	17.89	Medium	2	35	0.57		4	100	25	0011B336
Puncturing power fist	30 (behaves like 33 due to penetration)	29.52 (after penetration)	Medium	2	35	0.94 (after penetration)	30% Armor Penetration	5.1	145	28.43
Heated power fist	20 + 20	17.89 + 17.89	Medium	2	35	0.57 + 0.57		4	200	50

Renaming weapons[]

In Fallout 4 the player is able to rename any weapon, including unique weapons, at any weapons workbench. However, the Silver submachine gun, the Survivor's Special, Ashmaker, and Grognak's axe cannot be renamed, nor will they pick up any prefixes from modding (if they can be modded). Renaming weapons does not affect any weapon stats. This primarily adds a level of personalization to weapons and can help avoid accidentally disassembling a favored weapon.

Special and accented characters (i.e. alt-codes) can be used when renaming a weapon, but some of those will be replaced with "?".
Since patch 1.3, HTML tags (e.g. <u>, <i>) can no longer be used to change the appearance of the weapon's name.

Mods[]

Weapons may be modified in Fallout 4. Each weapon has modification "slots" (e.g. barrel, grip, magazine, sights) that may be modified with increasingly powerful or useful mods by the player character based on their perks. However, the player character may salvage useful mods that are not yet available via the player character's perk level by simply modifying any weapon that already has the mod of interest.^[5] By replacing the mod of interest with any available mod the original mod goes into inventory and may then be used to alter the player character's chosen weapon without regard for their perk level. Unique weapons do not offer this capability; their special mods are 'reserved' and since they are unique, no other examples are available to be salvaged. However it is possible to do the reverse, that is, to transfer standard mods from standard weapons onto unique and legendary weapons.

Notes[]

If a player character puts any weapons, including unique and legendary weapons, in a container in a settlement, nearby NPCs, like settlers or even enemy attackers, can randomly take them and they may be irretrievable. This cannot be totally prevented by any form of barrier or obstacle. Store valuable weapons in an unpopulated settlement, in an interior cell, or on a weapon rack.

Bugs[]

PC Playstation 4 Xbox One Sometimes, when starting the game, gunfire cannot be heard on certain weapons. This can be fixed by re-starting the game or re-loading to a previous save file.^[verified]
PC Playstation 4 Sometimes, when using a night vision scope, the night vision effect will stick around after going out of the scope.^[verified]

References[]

[1] ttps://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/articles/189

[2] ttps://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Unit

[3] ttps://www.creationkit.com/fallout4/index.php?title=Talk:Weapons

[AimModel-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 https://www.creationkit.com/fallout4/index.php?title=AimModel

[5] Notes from page for Gun Nut perk

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Fallout 4 weapons

Contents

Overview[]

Legend[]

Ballistic weapons[]

Pistols[]

Rifles[]

Shotguns[]

Pipe weapons[]

Heavy weapons[]

Other[]

Energy weapons[]

Laser[]

Plasma[]

Other[]

Radiation weapons[]

Gamma[]

Poison weapons[]

Explosives[]

Thrown[]

Placed[]

Faction explosives[]

Traps[]

Placed[]

Melee weapons[]

Bladed[]

Blunt[]

Unarmed weapons[]

Renaming weapons[]

Mods[]

Notes[]

Bugs[]

See also[]

In Fallout 4[]

In the rest of the Fallout series[]

References[]

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