Chinese Pistol (Fallout 3)

The Chinese Pistol is a relic of the United States' war with China, an event that triggered the Great War, that can still be found in the Capital Wasteland. The gun is a Shansei C96 or Type 17, in our timeline a higher-caliber variant of the original German Mauser. It is arguably the weakest pistol in the game and is nearly useless as a weapon; both fists (with a high enough Unarmed skill), and a well-maintained BB Gun, can do more damage. Its only uses are for its value in trade (it is pound-for-pound the most valuable of all conventional weapons), and for repairing its unique incendiary version, the Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese Pistol. It has worse spread than the N99 10mm Pistol, holds less ammunition in a magazine, and its ammo pool is the same as the N99, so it cannot even be used as an "out of ammo" backup weapon. Its only use offensively is if every other weapon breaks, or for role play.

Trivia
The C96 Mauser, nicknamed the "Broom Handle," proved to be one of the most popular handguns of the early 20th century and was used by many of the world's armies. the C96 was originally chambered for 7.63mm Mauser, a caliber that offered excellent penetration and flat trajectory. The weapon was purchased by the Pre-Communist government of China. After the Communist takeover, the weapon was manufactured as an unlicensed copy in the more abundant 7.62X25mm Tokarev caliber, which required minimal changes in tooling. This weapon was later replaced in Chinese service by license-made versions of the Soviet Tokarev TT33 and Makarov PMM. The weapon was renowned for its reliability, which was due to the fact that the C96 is made with interlocking machined parts, so that only one screw is needed for the handle.

Locations

 * One can be found in the Museum of Dave, which is conveniently located inside the Republic of Dave.
 * Most traders usually have one or two Chinese Pistols in their inventory.
 * Players first exiting Vault 101 will likely find one on a Raider or two in the open section of the Springvale School.
 * Raiders throughout the wasteland occasionally carry and use them.