Identify the game’s usable weapons and special equipment, then use each row’s pickup or acquisition note. Shop stock, mission-only equipment and progression rewards remain distinct.
Category
Melee
Browse melee equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Fist
Available while unarmed; no pickup or purchase.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- Unarmed
Brass Knuckles
Trenton: alley by Mean Street Taxis. A second pickup is beside Charlie’s Liquor Bar in Fort Staunton.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Chisel
Bedford Point: alley opposite the future TW@ café. Wayne also drops one during Biker Heat.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Knife
Check the roof of Marco’s Bistro in Saint Mark’s or the airport terminal steps.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Hand Axe
Harwood: behind the fire station. Toni also uses it during Dead Meat.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Meat Cleaver
Chinatown: pedestrian alley beside the noodle stand; Triad attackers may drop one.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Hockey Stick
Aspatria: behind the stadium billboard. Another is west of the Hepburn Heights construction site.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Nightstick
A police officer can drop this baton when killed.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Baseball Bat
Look outside Toni’s safehouses or inside Hogs ’n’ Cogs in Belleville Park.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Machete
Mission-limited weapon carried by some Vigilante criminals; not a normal street pickup or shop purchase.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- Mission limited
Katana
Bedford Point: alley toward Hyaku Dojo, near Phil’s shop. A second pickup sits on a Pike Creek factory roof.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Chainsaw
Trenton: behind the sawmill, next to a trailer. Pike Creek has another in a garage east of the police station.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Handguns
Browse handguns equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Pistol (3D Universe)
Portland Ammu-Nation sells it for $240 after Snuff. Ten Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Handguns
- Availability
- Shop or reward
.357
Airport terminal roof, behind the electronic billboard. Fifty Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Handguns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Machine guns
Browse machine guns equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Tec-9
Saint Mark’s: long alley southeast of Salvatore’s club.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Mac-10
Harwood: fenced area around the crusher. Bedford Point: southeast corner of the parking lot.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Micro SMG (3D Universe)
Chinatown: beside the diner under Callahan Bridge and the elevated railway. Portland Ammu-Nation sells it for $600 after Don in 60 Seconds.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- Shop or reward
SMG (3D Universe)
Aspatria: end of the jetty near the stadium. Forty Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Shotguns
Browse shotguns equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Stubby Shotgun
Callahan Point: ruins of the Leone warehouse. Wayne drops one during Biker Heat.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Shotgun (3D Universe)
Portland View: Fidl supermarket roof. Twenty Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Combat Shotgun
Wichita Gardens: behind the Ammu-Nation billboard west of the park.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Availability
- Shop
Category
Assault rifles
Browse assault rifles equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
AK47
Red Light District: roof beside Paulie’s Revue Bar. Newport Ammu-Nation sells it for $4,200 after Driving Mr Leone.
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Availability
- Shop or reward
M16
Newport docks: between containers facing the Big Shot Casino. Sixty Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Sniper Rifles
Browse sniper rifles equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Sniper Rifle
Torrington: top of the star monument. Newport Ammu-Nation sells it for $6,000 after Driving Mr Leone.
- Category
- Sniper Rifles
- Availability
- Shop or reward
.308 Sniper
Fort Staunton: Ristorante Ecoli’s balcony, easier to reach after Bringing the House Down. Seventy Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Sniper Rifles
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Heavy
Browse heavy equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Flamethrower
Trenton: rooftop opposite Joey’s Garage, reached using a ramp. Eighty Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
M60
Airport: hangar roof near a ramp. Finish all twenty Rampages for safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Minigun
Phil’s Fully Cocked Gun Shop: $10,000 after More Deadly Than the Male. Slash TV also provides one.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Rocket Launcher (3D Universe)
Phil’s Fully Cocked Gun Shop: $9,000 after False Idols. Ninety Hidden Packages unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Category
Thrown
Browse thrown equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Molotov Cocktail
Belleville Park: stairs down to the toilets. Completing the Karmageddon side activity adds a pickup behind the fire station.
- Category
- Thrown
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Grenades
Newport: alley behind Ammu-Nation. The shop sells them for $360 after Driving Mr Leone.
- Category
- Thrown
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Remote Grenade
Cedar Grove: mansion swimming pool. Cochrane Dam has another at the upper base area.
- Category
- Thrown
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Special
Browse special equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Camera
Photography equipment supplied for Snappy Dresser, Stop the Press and See the Sight Before Your Flight; not an ordinary weapon-shop purchase.
- Category
- Special
- Availability
- Special equipment
Detonator
Controller for remote explosives. Use it after placing the corresponding explosive; it is not a separate damage-dealing weapon.
- Category
- Special
- Availability
- Special equipment
Find the weapon
The cards give a verified pickup location, shop or mission use where the sources establish one. Unarmed combat, remote controllers and photography equipment are listed separately from firearms. Missing numerical statistics are omitted.
Roster scope
Unused Tear Gas is excluded because it cannot be acquired in normal gameplay.
FAQ
Does the list include special equipment?
Yes. Camera, remote controllers and other supported equipment are reference entries alongside weapons. They do not share firearm damage or ammunition statistics.
Can every listed item be bought?
No. Some come from street pickups, progression rewards or specific missions. Each card explains the supported way to find or use it.