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The switchblade is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
A small pocket knife with a blade held in position with a spring. It does comparatively higher damage to its counterpart in Fallout 3, but still remains one of the weaker melee weapons in Fallout: New Vegas. It is considered a holdout weapon.
Special attack[]
The switchblade has a special Back Slash attack that does 70% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 3 fewer action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).
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 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
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| Normal | 0 | 14 | 18 | 0.78 |
| Back Slash | 50 | 9.8 | 15 | 0.65 |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Back Slash 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 switchblade can successfully strike about 495 times from full condition before breaking.
Locations[]
- Bison Steve Hotel - Inside the southwest hotel room, in front of a bathtub.
- Freeside - Freeside thugs normally carry a switchblade or another melee weapon, such as a knife or a straight razor.
- New Vegas Strip - Can be bought from Mister Holdout outside the Gomorrah casino.
- Primm, Vikki and Vance Casino - May be found inside a safe. Must be stolen.
- Primm, inside the northwestern Primm house, in the eye socket of a skeleton.
- King's School of Impersonation, Two in a makeshift bedroom on the second floor and one in a bedroom, top floor.
- One in the NCR Military Police HQ.
- One directly southwest of the Great Khan encampment, near a dead mercenary.
- Sometimes used by the Fiends.
- Commonly used by Powder Gangers.
- Yvette in the Monte Carlo Suites carries one.
- Is commonly carried by members of the Scorpions gang.
- Can sometimes be bought from multiple vendors across the Mojave Wasteland.
- Sweetie and Maude both carry one.
- Can sometimes be found in metal boxes.
- Members of the Great Khans often carry one.
Carried by Malefic Maud of Maud's Muggers.
Notes[]
Even though the weapon appears to be a double action "Out the Front" knife, it is a swinguard model. This is due to the fact that the knife has a "lock back" design, which is not used in OTF knives.
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