10mm Pistol (Fallout)

The Colt 6520 10mm pistol is a small gun in Fallout and Fallout 2.

Background
It is a highly durable and efficient weapon developed by Colt Firearms prior to the Great War. It proved to be resistant to the desert-like conditions of the post-nuclear wasteland and is a fine example of workmanship and quality construction (at least for the pre-War models, which became more scarce over time). The simple design of the gun allows it to be easily manufactured with relatively basic equipment, making it possible to be replicated in workshops in the post-nuclear world.

Fallout

 * The 6520 is a standard-issue firearm for vaults. The Vault Dweller starts with one.
 * Sold in weapons shops in the Hub.
 * Ian uses one.
 * Carried by raiders.

Fallout 2

 * Sajag in Klamath can sell them.
 * One is on the body of a trapper in the rat caves below Klamath. From Keeng Ra'at's chamber, head north to an inlet on the right side of the rock wall.
 * Many slavers use them.
 * Carried by Iguana Eater.

Appearances
The Colt 6520 10mm pistol appears in Fallout and Fallout 2. In Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * The 10mm pistol's visual appearance is taken directly from the comic book Hard Boiled. Geofrey Darrow, the artist for Hard Boiled, would later go to illustrate the cover art for All Roads, which was released in conjunction with Fallout: New Vegas.
 * 10mm pistol being an autoloader is a result of miscommunication between the developers. 10mm pistol was intended to be a revolver.
 * The Colt 6520's durability, reliability, and simple design make it very popular among wasteland denizens, for whom sophisticated high maintenance weapons would be a liability to survival.