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 quest Take it Back!.

Characteristics

 * The weapon bears resemblance to the standard laser pistol. It isn't fully automatic, but 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 version of the standard pistol.


 * 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 Smuggler's End.  It now does less damage than Protectron's Gaze and Smuggler's End. It is also no longer classified as a quest item.

How To Obtain
'''WARNING: If you plan to download Broken Steel after using this glitch, DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, use this glitch! It will mess up Take it Back!. If you plan to download Broken Steel, just retrieve the gun the traditional way.'''

If you don't have the Broken Steel DLC, it is still possible to to acquire the gun


 * The most simple way to acquire the item is through console commands. Use "player.additem 000ABBE4 1"


 * 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.


 * 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 possible to acquire the weapon with out killing Colonel Autumn as well. 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.


 * 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.


 * If you have the Broken Steel DLC, the game will no longer end after the events of Take it Back, allowing the player to take the weapon from Autumn by simply killing him and continuing the game.

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