Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese Pistol

Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese Pistol is an unique incendiary pistol that appears in Fallout 3.

Characteristics
The v418 is more powerful than either the 10mm Pistol or the standard Chinese Pistol. Although its damage might not be quite up to par with other more powerful sidearms, the v418 is still a decent weapon if only because of its unique incendiary properties - it has the longest range of all incendiary weapons. One weakness is that the v418 has a slower rate of fire than its non-unique counterpart. It can be repaired with standard Chinese Pistols.

This gun is most likely a Type 17, a Chinese copy of the German C96 Broom-handle Mauser pistol. It has Chinese writing on both sides of the frame, similar to the Type 17.

The name is a reference to the ancient Chinese God of Fire, Zhu Rong. v418 is believed to be the production code, or it could be the version, as many weapons go through many prototypes and versions before being completed/perfected. There is 1 other UNIQUE weapon that has this effect, which is the Firelance.

This weapon is a tiny easter egg in the game, because when the Germans went mass-producing with a modified C96 Broom-handle Mauser pistol (that had rapid fire ) they mostly exported those exclusively supplied to either China or Spain. So, in reality, a C96 doesn't cause fire, it fires rapidly (although not in the game).

Locations
The Zhu-Rong pistol can only be found in L.O.B. Enterprises. It is found behind a Hard locked door (requires 75 lockpick) in the CEO's office in the case on his desk. The key for the case is inside his desk. It is also possible to reach the case by working your way around the edge of the destroyed top floor until you are on the other side of the locked door.

Bugs

 * There is a bug where only the first shot from the pistol does any damage. Once an enemy is on fire, additional hits from the Zhu-Rong seem to have no effect. (It might just be because its only good for setting enemies on fire and the actual damage is low.)

YouTube Videos
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Weapons Lists
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