Mysterious Magnum

The  is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A unique .44 magnum pistol which plays The Mysterious Stranger's theme whenever you draw or holster it. It is unique in that it features a silver finish with intricate engravings etched into its barrel, cylinder, hammer and trigger, and its grip is made of pearl.

With the perks Cowboy, Hand Loader, Lady Killer/Black Widow, etc... this weapon can be made to do a base damage of 65 damage per shot with a -6 Damage Threshold.

Variants

 * .44 magnum revolver

Locations
It is owned by The Lonesome Drifter, who is sitting in front of the Sunset Sarsaparilla billboard next to the highway (little east of El Dorado Dry Lake and north of El Dorado Gas & Service). It can be acquired by passing a barter skill check (50 Barter required) when hiring him for the mission Talent Pool.

Alternately, you can pickpocket his ammo off of him, leave the area, then return. He should now have the gun in his inventory.

It is also possible to acquire the Mysterious Magnum by attacking The Lonesome Drifter. Once he draws it to attack, aim at his gun arm or the gun itself in VATS. Once disarmed, you can pick up the Magnum and retreat. The Lonesome Drifter will not remain hostile to the player, and the broken Mysterious Magnum (if you aimed at the gun) can be repaired with regular .44 Magnums.

After The Lonesome Drifter is recruited for Talent Pool the Magnum will be in his pocket while he is sitting around in the lounge and can be pickpocketed off of him. If you are caught trying to pickpocket the weapon while in the lounge, you can keep trying until he turns hostile. Do not kill him, instead let a companion kill him and there will be no negative to your karma. Although, you must have either Killed Benny, or let him live to not have the entire bar get hostile towards you. You can then loot his corpse and take his items, including the Magnum.

Bugs

 * The Magnum may or may not spawn on the Lonesome Drifter's corpse if killed
 * When drawing the revolver the tune will occasionally play twice. To hear it play correctly, simply go into third person and draw the revolver.
 * If you obtain the gun by reverse pickpocketing before you start the quest Talent Pool, you can get a second by completing a barter check (50 Barter required) when recruiting him for Talent Pool.
 * The unholstering music can cause the game to crash in V.A.T.S..
 * If you wait to acquire the gun until completing the quest Talent Pool, you may not be able to pickpocket it off The Lonesome Drifter even when using a Chinese Stealth Armor, a Stealth Boy, and ¡La Fantoma!. (Multiple reloads of saved game with no success.)
 * The Magnum can go through the players body if holster.Can be fixed if you pull out the magnum and re-holster it
 * Occasionally after reloading the speed loader and bullets can be seen cliping through the gun or floating in air next to the players hand. This can be fixed by saving and reloading.

Appearances
The only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.