Police pistol

 

The police pistol is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money.

CharacteristicsEdit

The police pistol is a double action .357 revolver with a swing-out cylinder. It features a shorter barrel and a worn matte black (blued) finish. It lacks rear sights and has a shorter hammer with a flat, textured spur.

The police pistol shines in three key performance areas. It produces a high damage output with critical hits especially so with the Better Criticals perk, has a fast fire rate and due to its swing-out cylinder, it can fully reload quickly. Additionally, it is considered a holdout weapon, and can be concealed and taken into weapon-free locations, regardless of the Courier's Sneak skill.

DurabilityEdit

The police pistol can fire a total of about 1,120 standard rounds, the equivalent of 187 reloads, from full condition before breaking.

VariantsEdit

• .357 Magnum revolver - The standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
• Lucky - A unique .357 revolver that can be found in a Hard locked safe in the Bison Steve Hotel.

ComparisonEdit

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

.357 Magnum revolver	26	45.5	1.75	x1	26	26	1	0.5	6	995	2	110	55	0	3
.357 Magnum revolver	29	50.8	1.75	x1	26	26	1.1	0.5	6	1495	2	810	405	0	3
Lucky	30	82.5	2.75	x2.5	30	17	1.8	0.3	6	1120	2.5	1500	600	0	3
Police pistol	30	60	2	x1	45	19	1.6	0.5	6	1120	3	1000	333.3	0	4

LocationsEdit

• Puesta del Sol north - located on the terrace overlooking a small courtyard, in the hands of a skeleton.
• Villa - next to a suit case inside a ruined shop at the far east end.
• Salida del Sol - in the hands of a skeleton, behind the counter of a store with a Sierra Madre vending machine located in front of the counter.
• Sierra Madre Casino - one can be found in the Executive suites, The Tampico, and the lobby, few more can be found in the Sierra Madre Vault (In the gun cabinet or suitcase above).
• Villa Police Station - several will randomly spawn inside containers.
• Randomly found in Gun cabinets throughout the Sierra Madre.
• Dean's secret stashes - may also spawn police pistols.

NotesEdit

• The cylinder appears to already be cycled before the hammer is cocked to fire the next round.
• Like many other Dead Money weapons, the police pistol cannot be obtained outside the Sierra Madre.
• This pistol is not affected by the Cowboy and The Professional perks.

Behind the scenesEdit

• It is loosely based on the Colt Police Positive.^[1]

BugsEdit

• Xbox 360 When entering V.A.T.S. with the revolver, it may be invisible during V.A.T.S. but will return to normal once V.A.T.S. is exited. ^[verified]
• Xbox 360 Sometimes in V.A.T.S., if firing multiple shots into the same limb or target, the player character will fire all the shots in exactly the same place, even if the target has moved after the first shot. ^[verified]
• Playstation 3 The police pistol lacks vertical aim in V.A.T.S. so you will be aiming as if nothing was wrong then move to the default forward facing position when firing. ^[verified]
• Playstation 3 Furthermore, if using third person view, regardless of using V.A.T.S. or not, the police pistol has no vertical aim. To fix this, just change to first person view. ^[verified]
• PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 If loading a saved game from the main menu in which you have police pistol equipped and drawn, the reload animation takes twice as long as normal. This can be solved by simply switching to another gun and then back again. ^[verified]
• Xbox 360 When equipping the pistol or hot key equip, instead of the pistol click sound it has a rifle shunt sound. ^[verified]
• Xbox 360 When firing it you may not pull back the hammer making it shoot two bullets at a time. ^[verified]
• Xbox 360 When firing the gun in VATS, it may keep you in iron sights after leaving VATS. ^[verified]
• PC Sometimes it can be bought from Vendortron or Stacey at the Mojave Outpost at very early levels (1-6) before completing the Dead Money add-on.^[verified]

SoundsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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