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The fire axe is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
A long wooden handled axe with a heavy steel head intended for firefighting use. It has a broad finely sharpened front blade and a sharp pick point on the rear of the head. Originally designed for breaking down walls and doors, like many things in the post-War wasteland, it's been repurposed as a weapon.
Compared to the bumper sword, the fire axe deals more damage per strike at a slighter higher attack speed, thus having a higher damage-per-second (DPS) value. It also costs less AP, weighs less, and shares the same caps value. Conversely, the bumper sword deals more critical hit damage, has higher durability, and requires 50 Melee Weapons and 8 Strength to the fire axe's 75 and 5 respectively.
Special attack[]
The fire axe has a special Mauler attack, which does 50% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 5 more action points, but has a chance to knock down enemies (requires a Melee skill of 50).
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 110 | 22 | 5 | none |
| Mauler | 50 | 55 | 27 | 2.04 | Knockdown chance |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Mauler outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.
Durability[]
The fire axe can successfully strike about 995 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Knock-Knock - a unique variant inside the Searchlight fire station at Camp Searchlight.
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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire axe | 55 | 86.8 | 1.58 | x1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 995 | 8 | 2500 | 312.5 | 75 | 5 |
| Knock-Knock | 66 | 118.8 | 1.8 | x1 | 33 | 21 | 6.3 | 545 | 8 | 3200 | 400 | 75 | 5 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
- Camp Searchlight - Two can be found on the first floor of the fire department building.
- Crimson Caravan - One may be purchased from Blake.
- Great Khan armory - One may be purchased from the Great Khan armorer.
- Legion raid camp - Can be found on Legion soldiers near the area.
- Legate's camp - Two can be found on Legion soldiers at the entrance.
- Mick & Ralph's - One may be purchased from Mick.
- Sealed sewers - One can be found next to the dead prospector.
- Tribal village - One to three can be found, northwest from Goodsprings Cemetery.
- Found on the bodies of Fiends, especially when heading down to Red Rock Canyon.
Carried by White Legs pain-makers.- Occasionally used by marked men.
Notes[]
- If the player character dismembers an opponent, the fire axe will have a blood stain on the blade that disappears in a matter of seconds.
Bugs[]
- This weapon and its unique variant "Knock-Knock" can perform the spinning power attack but only deal damage to one target. [verified]
- Even with Jury Rigging, this weapon cannot be repaired with pool cues. [verified]
- While in Zion, the White Legs carrying one will die and the axe will be stuck in mid-air. [verified]
