Colonel Autumn's Laser Pistol (Fallout 3)

Colonel Autumn's Laser Pistol is a specially modified AEP7 Laser Pistol found on the Enclave Leader, Colonel Autumn.

Location
It is found on Colonel Autumn in the Jefferson Memorial Rotunda during the final quest.

Characteristics

 * The weapon bears resemblance to the standard laser pistol. It is fully automatic, has a 30 round magazine, powered by easy to find energy cells, uses very few action points, and is repaired with the common AEP7 Laser Pistol.


 * Colonel Autumn's Laser pistol is a modified, fully automatic version of the standard pistol. Its rate of fire is comparable to the Gatling laser but a little slower.


 * The laser pistol does 75 damage, a drastic increase over the normal AEP7 Laser Pistol, while using the same Energy Cell ammo as a standard pistol. This version says it has a weight of 2 in the Pip-boy but really has no weight, compared to the standard version's 3. This unique pistol is considered a Quest Item; similar to Donovan's Wrench, which is most likely why it is weightless and cannot be dropped.


 * Note: It appears that, with the release of Broken Steel, Colonel Autumn's Laser Pistol has been reduced to a semi-automatic weapon. Its rate of fire is no different than the standard Laser Pistol, and so the damage it does is now close to the standard Laser Pistol.  It now does less damage than Protectron's Gaze.

How to get it

 * It is possible to get this pistol and use it in the wastes. You must be a little careful to leave the Take it Back! quest in the correct state, otherwise you will not be able to leave the Rotunda with the weapon.


 * An easy way to get it is to enter the rotunda before you start the assault (videos on how to do this can be found on YouTube) and shoot it out of his hand. Then pick it up and put away your weapon. He will stop attacking. You can then leave with the pistol.


 * It is only found on Colonel Autumn, as such, unless you cheat to get it, the only way to get it on the console versions, is to glitch up a rock and get through a tiny opening in the barrier and kill him prematurely (after speaking to Elder Lyons and before launching the assault) and leave. It is possible to jump between a gap in the laser fence and the high scaffolding like bridge. [See video below on where to jump the fence.] Sometimes Colonel Autumn will drop his pistol after being killed. You can also shoot his arm (or the weapon), causing him to drop the laser pistol, using V.A.T.S and take it and leave without killing him.  Easiest when done with a Stealth Boy; wait until he goes back to the same spot he was in when you entered the room before leaving.

OR Steal his EC ammo, leave the room, reenter, and he will have put his pistol in his inventory, ready to be stolen.
 * Important note: If you kill Colonel Autumn, when you return with Sarah Lyons, he will still be dead and you will have to start firing on the enclave soldiers in order to start the last part of the game.(I would advise making a new save file before doing this since the "Broken Steel" Expansion will change the ending and could possibly cause a much greater glitch when installed)


 * TO OBTAIN WEAPON WITHOUT KILLING COL. AUTUMN: Use a stealth boy to enter the Jefferson Memorial. Make sure you have at least 3 on you. Creep all the way into the Rotunda, making sure to stay hidden. Enter the Rotunda. Make sure your stealth boy is still working. Use any weapon and in the V.A.T.S. fire at the Colonel's laser. It will drop to the ground. Here's the tricky part. Pick up the weapon and find a column close to the Colonel's original position where you can hide. He will fire with an Assault rifle. Make sure you remain in stealth boy mode - refresh if needed. The "danger" will remain, as long as you are not in a shadow, then it will change to "caution" and eventually back to "hidden". Once "hidden", keep an eye on the Colonel and make sure he resumes his initial position.


 * Colonel Autumn is only in the Rotunda after you have started the Take it Back! quest. You must take the option to prepare for battle when speaking to Sarah Lyons, thus leaving her in a waiting state and not causing her to order the launch of Liberty Prime and begin the assault. You can then go to the Jefferson Memorial and find the Colonel (if you go before this, he will not be there).  If you go after the assault on the Memorial, the doors lock behind you and you can not leave thus making it so you have to end the game and you do not get to use the pistol elsewhere.  If you get it early, then you are able to have his clothing and his pistol for use out in the wastes.


 * Strangely enough, when you glitch past the force fields on the 360 and PS3 versions, you (may) find an Enclave officer who is marked red for hostile, but will not attack (or they may all be marked as friendly outside). You can talk to him. As well as several Enclave soldiers near by, dialogue is limited though and you're only given option is to say goodbye to them. However those inside the building will attack on sight.


 * It is important to NOT talk to Autumn or else the last part of the quest will be triggered and you cannot leave the memorial

YouTube Videos
Obtaining Colonel Autumn's Laser Pistol, Getting past the forcefield barrier (OPTION 2) FjlYQug9Xp8 EpSF_bwOCaA

Related videos:
 * | Getting past the force field barrier