Lincoln's Repeater (Fallout 3)

Lincoln's Repeater is an American Civil War .44 Henry rifle with a 15-round capacity found in Fallout 3.

Quest Related

 * The rifle can be sold to Leroy Walker, who will destroy it to erase Lincoln's legacy, Hannibal Hamlin, who will equip and use it to kill slavers, and Abraham Washington, who will keep it in his museum.

Location

 * Lincoln's Repeater is located inside of a display case in the top floor of the Museum of American History offices in perfect condition.
 * Detailed location instruction are on the discussion page of this article.

Backwater Rifle vs Lincoln's Repeater

 * Lincoln's Repeater fires .44 Magnum rounds instead of 10mm rounds, making ammo for it much more rare.
 * Lincoln's Repeater has a larger magazine capacity, 15 compared to 10.
 * Lincoln's Repeater uses less AP per shot in V.A.T.S., 25 compared to 30.
 * Lincoln's Repeater is slightly less durable at 600 to Backwater Rifle's 700 health.
 * Lincoln's Repeater can be repaired with commonly available Hunting Rifles, where the Backwater can only be repaired with rare Lever-Action Rifles.
 * Lincoln's Repeater has a 0.0 spread while Backwater Rifle has a 0.25 spread. In other words, at 100 small guns, Lincoln's Repeater hits exactly where you aim it and the backwater rifle hits almost where you aim it. This also makes the Repeater more accurate in V.A.T.S.
 * Lincoln's Repeater has a 2x critical multiplier, whereas the Backwater Rifle has a massive 5x multiplier. That means, at perfect condition, with a high Luck, Finesse, and Better Criticals, the Backwater will do much more damage than the Repeater. However, the Repeater does more damage while [HIDDEN] since a Sneak Attack Critical is guaranteed.

Behind the scenes

 * This weapon is based on the Henry Rifle, firing a .44 caliber black powder rimfire cartridge (known as a .44 Henry round), although the rifle in the game has a wooden hand-guard, very similar to a Winchester Model 1866, which the actual Henry 1860 did not have. Though the .44 Magnum round is very similar in dimensions to the .44 Henry, the pressure from the modern cartridge would be far too much for the firing chamber to handle, unless it were loaded with a greatly reduced propellant charge; also, the rifle's bolt and firing pin would have to be replaced to accommodate the newer centerfire round.
 * The specific example referenced in the game, with its engraved gold mounting and serial number 6, was given to President Lincoln by the New Haven Arms Company (the manufacturer of the Henry) in hopes that it would influence the purchase of the rifles for use in the Civil War. However, the weapon was deemed too ineffective and heavy for use in the Civil War.


 * The actual Henry Rifle, with Lincoln's initials carved into the gold plate, is suspended in a glass case along with a telegraph machine in the Smithsonian.

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