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A throwing knife is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
A thrown melee weapon. It deals the lowest amount of damage per strike of all thrown melee weapons, but also at the fastest attack speed. It deals the lowest amount of critical hit damage, but also has the highest critical chance. It costs the lowest amount of AP to use in V.A.T.S. along with the proton throwing axe 
, weighs the least along with the throwing spear and tomahawk 
, but also has the lowest caps value along with the throwing hatchet. It requires no Melee Weapons skill level and has the same 1 Strength requirement as that of all thrown melee weapons. It is considered a holdout weapon.
Visually, the weapon consists of a metal-forged sharp knife balanced for throwing with red ribbon wrapped around the handle, serving as a favorite choice for assassins as it can be thrown from a fair distance without making noise as a silent weapon.
Locations[]
- Crimson Caravan Company - Blake occasionally sells them.
- Goodsprings - Chet at the Goodsprings General Store occasionally sells one or two.
- Freeside - Mick at Mick & Ralph's offers 15 for sale once his "secret inventory" is unlocked by passing a 30 Speech skill check.
- Hoover Dam - Quartermaster Bardon sells them very rarely in the Hoover Dam offices.
- Great Khan armory - The Great Khan armorer may have a few in stock occasionally.
Notes[]
- Throwing knives launch quicker than throwing spears.
- Throwing hatchets, spears, and knives cannot be picked up and re-used once thrown.
- Due to its relative scarcity as it is not included in any overworld spawn lists, i.e. no enemy in the game will carry and use it, as well as only being sold in low-to-moderate increments, coupled with a low-end damage value, the effectiveness of the weapon largely comes from its ability to accept using poisons like bleak venom, though used sparingly.
- If a critical hit is scored on an enemy's head, it may explode.
- Mick's supply of throwing knives is not in 100 percent condition, unlike all other throwing weapons in the game.
- When thrown at creatures like radscorpions, red blood can be seen from the hit area.
Bugs[]
When you take off a limb with a throwing knife, a semi-glowing version appears afterwards that cannot be picked up called "projectile throwing knife," and when shot, it explodes.[verified]- Sometimes, the throwing knife may explode when hitting a dead enemy's leg.[verified]
- After throwing one at an enemy, they will unequip forcing the player to re-equip them every single use.[verified]
Sounds[]
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