Weapons in Grand Theft Auto IV use generic style names and a compact class set where underground shops, contact deliveries and street pickups shape what Niko can carry through the story.
Category
Melee
Browse melee. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Baseball Bat
- Category
- Melee
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $5
- Range
- 1.6 meters
Knife
Pickup: South Slopes.
- Category
- Melee
- Range
- 1.6 meters
Category
Handguns
Browse handguns. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Pistol
- Category
- Handguns
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $600
- Magazine capacity
- 17
- Range
- 50 meters
Combat Pistol
Desert Eagle-style handgun with a nine-round magazine. It trades ammunition capacity for higher per-shot damage.
- Category
- Handguns
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $1,500
- Magazine capacity
- 9
- Range
- 50 meters
Category
Machine guns
Browse machine guns. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Micro SMG
- Category
- Machine guns
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $1,200
- Magazine capacity
- 50
- Range
- 50 meters
SMG
- Category
- Machine guns
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $2,500
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 60 meters
Category
Shotguns
Browse shotguns. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Pump Shotgun
- Category
- Shotguns
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $1,200
- Magazine capacity
- 8
- Range
- 35 meters
Combat Shotgun
- Category
- Shotguns
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $2,500
- Magazine capacity
- 10
- Range
- 40 meters
Category
Assault rifles
Browse assault rifles. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Assault Rifle
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $3,500
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 65 meters
Carbine Rifle
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $5,000
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 70 meters
Category
Sniper rifles
Browse sniper rifles. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Sniper Rifle
- Category
- Sniper rifles
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $6,000
- Magazine capacity
- 5
- Range
- 1500 meters
Combat Sniper
- Category
- Sniper rifles
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $8,500
- Magazine capacity
- 10
- Range
- 1500 meters
Category
Heavy
Browse heavy. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
RPG
- Category
- Heavy
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $15,000
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 100 meters
Category
Thrown
Browse thrown. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Random Pickable Objects
Loose street objects can be thrown; these are temporary objects rather than a shop weapon.
- Category
- Thrown
Molotov Cocktail
- Category
- Thrown
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $500
- Range
- 35 meters
Grenades
- Category
- Thrown
- Acquisition
- Underground gun shops
- Purchase price
- $1,000
- Range
- 35 meters
How access opens
Underground shops and contact drops grow as the story moves across the city, with pickups and mission rewards filling gaps before a shop sells the same arm. Keeping ammo topped off matters more than hoarding one favorite, because long mission chains burn through rifle and shotgun stock quickly.
Choosing the tool
Pistols and machine guns cover mobile work, shotguns control close spaces, and rifles and heavy options handle distance and vehicles. Thrown gear and melee sit alongside firearms rather than as afterthoughts, so check the row note before treating everything as a straight shop buy.
FAQ
Where do most firearms come from?
Underground shops and contact deliveries are the main sellers, with street pickups and mission rewards adding the same arms at different story points.
Are real firearm names used?
The game uses generic names in its own listing, with the real life counterpart field showing what each model is based on.
Do episode weapons appear here?
No. This set is the base Grand Theft Auto IV Story Mode pool. Episode additions are kept in their own sets.