Chinese Pistol (Fallout 3)

The Shanxi Type 17 Chinese pistol is a weapon in Fallout 3.

Background
Produced in 1929 by the Taiyuan Arsenal for the army of Yen Hsi-Shan, this pistol is now a relic of the Sino-American War. The Shanxi Type 17 was a mass-produced sidearm before the Great War, seemingly based on the late 19th century Mauser C96 pistol. It shares a strong resemblance with the Mauser, with the addition of the manufacturer's stamps and the text on the sides, but using 10mm instead of the original Mauser's 9mm, or Shanxi's .45 calibers.

Characteristics
It is arguably the weakest pistol in the game and is nearly useless as a weapon. However, it is pound-for-pound the most valuable of all conventional weapons. Given the availability of the N99 10mm pistol, which has superior stats, and the fact that they share ammunition, its use as a primary weapon is dubious.

However, one upside is that a fully repaired Chinese pistol can fire 1,242 rounds before breaking. More than twice the amount of the N99, making it an excellent choice if you don't want to worry about constantly having to repair your weapon. Keep in mind that, even though it has twice the durability of the N99 10mm pistol, it takes more rounds down range to drop your target.

Variants

 * Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese pistol - While the Zhu-Rong does the same base amount of damage, it is unique due to the fact that it fires incendiary rounds, which deal fire damage over time.
 * Sim version (Operation: Anchorage add-on) - An Anchorage simulation-only version of the weapon which differs primarily in health, with a level so high that it is essentially non-degrading. This version also has a subtly different appearance, lacking the rust found on various parts of the standard weapon.

Note: If you pickpocket a Crimson Dragoon, you can see they have equipped with Chinese pistol, however, there is no way to confirm what model the pistol is, because you can't steal them.
 * Chinese Dragoon Pistol (Operation: Anchorage add-on) - Another, cut version of the weapon is included in Operation: Anchorage, apparently intended for use in the normal game after completion of the simulation. This version has identical stats to the Fallout 3 version, but has the same appearance as the simulation version of the weapon. This version is not used anywhere within the add-on and can only be acquired through the use of console commands.

Locations

 * Republic of Dave - one can be found in the Museum of Dave.
 * Rivet City - Sister has one.
 * Low-level raiders throughout the wasteland often carry them; higher-level raiders may carry them, but not often.
 * Traders usually have one or two Chinese pistols in their inventory.
 * One of these can be found on the mothership in the add-on Mothership Zeta in the Cryo-labs on a table surrounded by other wasteland objects in a storage room.
 * They are often found in locked safes.

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