10mm Pistol (Fallout)

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

Characteristics
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. The Colt 6520's durability, reliability, and simple design makes it very popular among wasteland denizens, for whom sophisticated high maintenance weapons would be a liability to survival.

The 10mm Pistol serves as the first decent firearm in both games, packing a little more punch than knives or fists. However, the 6520 becomes useless once you start finding 10mm MP9 SMGs, because the single shot mode of the MP9 is identical to the 6520's.

Fallout

 * The 6520 is a standard-issue firearm for Vaults. You start the game with one.

Fallout 2

 * Sajag in Klamath can sell them.
 * One is on the body of a trapper in the rat caves below Klammath. From Keeng Ra'at's chamber, head north until you reach an inlet on the right side of the rock wall.

Appearances
The Colt 6520 10mm pistol appears in Fallout and Fallout 2. In Fallout 3, it is replaced by the N99 10mm Pistol.

Behind the scenes

 * The 10mm pistol's visual appearance is a reference to the Hard Boiled comic books.