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, pickpocketing him, shooting it out of his hand or looting it from his body.

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. This may very well be a direct result from the Quick Draw perk {Verified on PC |04:42, December 21, 2010 (UTC)}}
 * 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!.
 * Occasionally after reloading the speed loader and bullets can be seen clipping through the gun or floating in air next to the players hand. This can be fixed by saving and reloading.
 * In some cases, the player will obtain the Magnum a second time granting the player a second Magnum, but will also take another business card out of your inventory. This can happen when you get your weapons back from an area where weapons are not allowed.