Katana (GRA)

The katana is a weapon added by the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal.

Characteristics
The single edged razor-sharp blade is extremely effective against fleshy foes and has a high attack speed of around three attacks per second. Its special V.A.T.S. attack is "Unlabored Flawlessness", where an attack is launched in reverse grip. With all these attributes factored in, it makes the katana a perfect choice when completing the You Don't Belong In This World! challenge in the add-on.

Locations

 * Gun Runners, sold by Vendortron.
 * Mick & Ralph's, sold by Mick.
 * Cliff Briscoe in Novac.

Modifications
All modifications are sold by Vendortron at the Gun Runners or Gloria Van Graff at the Silver Rush. Mick sometimes sells the mods as well.


 * Katana authentic blade - Increases damage (+5), removes the exhausted blade for a polished blade and the worn blue grip for a black grip
 * Katana protective sheath - Increases condition (+50%), adds a traditional brown saya (Japanese scabbard) attached to the belt on the left
 * Katana balanced grip - Increases attack speed (+20%), removes the worn blue or black grip for a good condition red grip

Behind the scenes

 * The name of the special attack is a reference to Ninja Gaiden, where the Unlabored Flawlessness is the strongest weapon in the game.

Bugs

 * Due to differences between Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas in relation to weapon miss sound effects, an extraneous "whiff" sound plays when swinging and hitting nothing.
 * The katana uses equip/unequip sounds inappropriate for it, as it uses sounds meant for the police baton instead of ones meant for long blades still present in the game files.