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
Downtown: alley south of the dirt track. Ocean Beach: grass opposite Ammu-Nation.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- Shop
Butterfly Knife
Stonewall J’s sells it for $10 after O, Brothel, Where Art Thou? A pickup is behind the Downtown fire station.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Knife
Downtown: alley south of King Knuts.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Gaff Hook
Junkyard: jetty near the second safehouse and Reefer. Viceport: southern end of the ship by the port gates.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Machete
Little Havana: middle basketball court. Stonewall J’s sells it for $100 after O, Brothel, Where Art Thou?
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Hand Axe
Washington Beach: beside the fairground’s Chunder Wheel. Downtown’s construction site has another pickup.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Golf Club
Leaf Links golf course. Entering a Caddy supplies one when the melee slot is empty.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Nightstick
Little Havana: behind the police station. Vice Point: police-station entrance. Police officers can drop one.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Baseball Bat
Downtown: east side of Hyman Memorial Stadium. Washington Beach: behind 1102 Washington Street.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Katana
Vice Point: base of the building opposite the fairground.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Chainsaw
Ocean Beach: behind Hardcore Pawn near the gas-station empire site. PSP and PS2 attacks behave differently.
- Category
- Melee
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Handguns
Browse handguns equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Pistol (3D Universe)
Downtown Ammu-Nation sells it for $240 after Soldier. Ten Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Handguns
- Availability
- Shop or reward
.357
InterGlobal Films: beside the Jetski used for Watersports. Eighty Red Balloons 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.
Scorpion
Stonewall J’s: $270 after O, Brothel, Where Art Thou? Twenty Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- Shop or reward
- Magazine capacity
- 50
Silenced MG
Little Havana: alley east of Café Robina, near a Sanchez. Another sits behind Diaz’s mansion on Starfish Island.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Micro SMG (3D Universe)
Downtown Ammu-Nation: $600. A roof pickup sits north of the Mendez Building, reached by stairs.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- Shop
SMG (3D Universe)
Ocean Beach Ammu-Nation: $2,500. Look on the marina’s second pier for a pickup.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Availability
- Shop
Category
Shotguns
Browse shotguns equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Stubby Shotgun
Little Havana: southeast corner of the trailer park. Thirty Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Shotgun (3D Universe)
Little Haiti: roof opposite Le Singe d’Arbre. Downtown Ammu-Nation sells it for $1,000 after Soldier.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Combat Shotgun
Ocean Beach Ammu-Nation: $4,000. A pickup is behind a yellow house northeast of Lance’s helipad.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Availability
- Shop
Category
Assault rifles
Browse assault rifles equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
AK47
Downtown police-station roof, reached by alley stairs. Fifty Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
M16
Vice Point: behind the building beside the northernmost empire site. Vice Point Mall Ammu-Nation sells it for $5,400.
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Availability
- Shop
Category
Sniper rifles
Browse sniper rifles equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Sniper Rifle
Starfish Island: behind a northern mansion after From Zero to Hero. Ninety Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Sniper rifles
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
.308 Sniper
Washington Beach police-station roof. Vice Point Ammu-Nation sells it for $8,000.
- Category
- Sniper rifles
- Availability
- Shop
Category
Heavy
Browse heavy equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Flamethrower
Prawn Island: alley corner below a Red Balloon, near a parked Burrito. Seventy Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
M249
InterGlobal Films: catwalk in the first studio to the right of the entrance. All ninety-nine Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Minigun
Vice Point Ammu-Nation: $15,000 after Farewell To Arms. Phil’s Shooting Range completion gives the store discount.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Rocket Launcher (3D Universe)
Ocean Beach Ammu-Nation: $9,000 after Turn on, Tune in, Bug out. A Starfish Island pickup appears after From Zero to Hero.
- Category
- Heavy
- Availability
- Shop or reward
Category
Thrown
Browse thrown equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Molotov Cocktail
Viceport: container inside the impound yard. Forty Red Balloons unlock safehouse pickups.
- Category
- Thrown
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Grenades
Downtown and Vice Point Mall Ammu-Nation: $360. Ocean Beach has a pickup by the hospital helipad.
- Category
- Thrown
- Availability
- Shop
Remote Grenade
Vice Point: swimming pool behind the Ducum Inn.
- Category
- Thrown
- Availability
- World pickup or reward
Category
Special
Browse special equipment; each row gives its supported acquisition or use.
Binoculars
Viceport: top of the ship. Viewing equipment, not a firearm.
- Category
- Special
- Availability
- Special equipment
Camera
Photography equipment used during The Mugshot Longshot; not a normal Ammu-Nation purchase.
- Category
- Special
- Availability
- Special equipment
Detonator
Controller for remote explosives; carries no independent firearm damage.
- 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 and Land Mine entries are excluded because they 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.