Blade of the East

The Blade of the East is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Blade of the East has an effect of -2 HP for 10 seconds. It appears that the only cosmetic difference between The Blade of the East and a bumper sword is that it does not have a license plate on the underside of the sword. Legate Lanius can be seen hitting NCR (non-veteran) rangers with it, dismembering and getting one-hit kills. The weapon can also cause your enemies to fly backwards and be knocked out.

Special attack
It has a special Mauler attack, which does only 50% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 9 more action points, but has the chance to knock enemies down.

It is possible to execute Mauler outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.

Durability
The Blade of the East can successfully strike about 3995 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants

 * Bumper sword
 * Blade of the West

Location

 * Can be looted from Legate Lanius in the final battle if siding with the NCR, Yes Man, or House. Note that one will only have a limited time to use this, as the game ends soon after the fight.

Bugs
If the player is in some places where Lanius can't hit you, Lanius will eventually equip a pistol, causing the Blade of the East to disappear.