Butch's Toothpick

 is a modified switchblade. It is owned by Butch DeLoria, a resident of Vault 101.

Later on if you allow Butch to remain alive while escaping Vault 101, the Toothpick can be obtained when you return during the Trouble on the Homefront quest. It is roughly twice as powerful as an ordinary switchblade (before Strength modifiers). It can be repaired using regular switchblades.

Acquiring the Weapon

 * The weapon cannot be acquired if you kill him on your Escape from Vault 101. It shows up on his corpse as a regular switchblade.
 * If Butch is acquired as a follower later on, his Toothpick can usually be taken by swapping items.


 * Other than swapping it from him, the easiest way to get Butch's Toothpick (without making anyone hostile) is simply to pickpocket it from him. Reverse-pickpocket any fully-repaired combat knife onto him, which he will equip, thus forcing the Toothpick into his inventory. You can also collect enough 10mm pistols and repair them to full, then sneak up behind him and do a reverse-pickpocket. Leave his floor and go through a door so an auto-save happens. Return to Butch and he will have the 10mm pistol equipped so you can pickpocket his Toothpick.
 * A more expensive but faster swap method is to reverse pickpocket a Shishkebab into Butch's inventory. He will immediately equip the Shishkebab, allowing you to pickpocket Butch's Toothpick.


 * Another method for getting the switchblade is to wait until Butch shows up at the Muddy Rudder in Rivet City. Start a fight with him and then shoot the knife from his hands. Grab the knife, leave Rivet City and wait 72 hours. After three days, all hostility from Butch should be gone.
 * Another way to obtain Butch's Toothpick is, if you are a good character and don't want to turn evil or wait or mind a slight karma loss, on your way out of the Vault 101 on the quest "Trouble on the Homefront", get a sneak attack critical and then take it from his body. So for you to do this most efficiently, it's recommended to have a decent sneak skill.

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