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Weaponsmith

Made one of every custom weapon

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How to unlock the Weaponsmith achievement in Fallout 3 - Definitive Guide

For this, you have to create one of each of the custom weapons on a workbench.

The weapons are; Shishkebab, Bottlecap Mine, Dart Gun, Nuka-Grenade, Railway Rifle, Rock-it Launcher and Deathclaw Gauntlet.

Here is a list of the ingredients needed and the location to find the plans;
[Note that there is a perk in the DLC called Warmonger, which is available at level 26, which awards the plans, without having to go on an extensive treasure hunt.]

Shishkebab;
[Motorcycle Gas Tank & Handbrake, Lawnmower Blade, Pilot Light]
-Sold by Lucky Harith
-Brotherhood Outcast Shack,
-Blood Ties. Possible reward

Dart Gun;
[Paint Gun, Radscorpion Poison Gland, Toy Car, Surgical Tubing]
-Head of State. Possible reward
-MDPL-05 Power Station, near skeleton
-Tenpenny Tower, Sold by Lydia Montenegro

Bottlecap Mine;
[Lunchbox, Cherry Bomb, Sensor Module, 10 Bottle Caps]
-Tenpenny Tower, Inside Dashwood's Safe
-The Wasteland Survival Guide, awarded by Moira Brown.
-Little Lamplight, Sold by Knick Knock
-Jocko's Pop & Gas Stop

Rock-It Launcher;
[Vacuum Cleaner, Leaf Blower, Firehose Nozzle, Conductor]
-Trouble on the Homefront. Behind your
mother's favorite Bible verse plaque [Average] in your fathers lab.
- Craterside Supplies, sold by Moira Brown
-Sold by Crazy Wolfgang
--In the bridge tower third-floor armory [Very Hard]

Nuka Grenade;
[Nuka-Cola Quantum, Tin can, Turpentine, Abraxo Cleaner]
-Hidden inside the Yoo Guai Cave, at cliffside caverns
-Sold by Doc Hoff
-The Nuka-Cola Challenge. Possible reward

Deathclaw Gauntlet;
[Wonder Glue, Leather Belt, Medical Brace, Deathclaw Hand]
-Minor Quest, Council Seat. Possible reward
-On body of Wastelander beside deathclaw
-F. Scott Key Trail & Campground

Railway Rifle;
[Fission Battery, Pressure Cooker, Steam Gauge Assembly, Crutch]
-Stealing Independance. Possible reward
-Underworld Outfitters, sold by Tulip
-MDPL-13 Power Station

If you are having trouble locating the materiaals, you could use http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_component_locations as an aid.
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06 Nov 2008 03:35

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I hoarded everything i got from halfway in the game and stored it in the fridge in my megaton house just incase
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By Madlmax120 on 13 Feb 2009 14:41
anyone know where i can get the deathclaw schematic or w.e. thing. or a lawnmower blade i canoot find them anywhere
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By GriZzly GRiP on 15 Feb 2009 16:08
Should add in there that there's a perk with the Broken Steel expansion that instantly gives you the ability to build all of the custom weapons by giving you 3 copies of each schematic.
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By Codsternation on 11 May 2009 18:43
you can find most of the components for these weapons in a store southwest of tenpenny tower.
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By devourerplz on 06 Jun 2009 06:12
@I JUST DO WORK You can find the deathclaw gauntlet schematics in F Scott Key Park in the southwest corner of the wasteland. The schematics are in a trailer that has a deathclaw outside of it so you can get the deathclaw hand and the schematics in one place.
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By crazeeseal on 06 Aug 2009 01:02
There's a lawnmower blade in the Ranger's Headquarters...
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By Stevivor on 20 Aug 2009 23:17
Fort Constantine has Vacuum Cleaners & Pressure Cookers
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By Mazrael on 16 Feb 2010 21:07
If you cannot find components for custom weapons - look here: http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_component_locations
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By MidnitePL on 12 Apr 2010 17:10
lol missed the Dart Gun silly me. Best tip for components hoard everything you see I had plenty of everything.
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By matdan on 14 Sep 2012 13:14
For those struggling to find items this location has most of the items located around the room to make the custom weapons
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Sniper_shack
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By Oceanhips on 19 Apr 2016 19:39
i oddly created all items and cheevo didn't pop... 4/14/2024 ..NVM, i picked up a Railway rifle in my inventory..i had to create it
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By Ultamisia on 14 Apr 2024 19:20
For those who'd like to know, I'm going to post a list of needed items for each schematic.

Shishkebab -
Motorcycle Gas Tank
Motorcycle Handbrake
Lawnmower Blade
Pilot Light

Dart Gun -
Paint Gun
Radscorpion Poison Gland
Toy Car
Surgical Tubing

Bottlecap Mine -
Lunchbox
Cherry Bomb
Sensor Module
10 Bottle Caps

Rock-It Launcher -
Vacuum Cleaner
Leaf Blower
Firehose Nozzle
Conductor

Nuka Grenade -
Nuka-Cola Quantum
Tin can
Turpentine
Abraxo Cleaner

Deathclaw Gauntlet -
Wonder Glue
Leather Belt
Medical Brace
Deathclaw Hand

Railway Rifle -
Fission Battery
Pressure Cooker
Steam Gauge Assembly
Crutch

Now you can take a quick look at what you'd like to make without hoarding a lot of parts you don't need.
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By UrbanDeadite on 11 Feb 2009 20:36
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Bottlecap Mine

Schematics Locations:
- A quest reward from Moira in Megaton after the Minefield portion of the Wasteland Survival Guide quest.
- Jocko's Pop & Gas Stop, northwest of Tenpenny Tower and east of Girdershade.
- Dashwood's safe, in Tenpenny Tower, received for completing A Manhandled Manservant.
- One can be bought from Knick Knack in Little Lamplight.

Components and Locations:
- 10 Bottle Caps
- Cherry Bomb- Pinkerton's Lab
- Lunchbox- Super-Duper Mart
- Sensor Module- Super-Duper Mart

Dart Gun

Schematics Locations:
- A schematic can be obtained from Hannibal Hamlin for completing the Head of State quest for the slaves.
- A schematic is at the Boutique Le Chic in Tenpenny Tower and if the player sides with ghouls during the Tenpenny Tower (quest), it can be purchased twice: once from Lydia Montenegro and again from Michael Masters, the ghoul who takes over.
- A schematic can be found at the MDPL-05 Power Station next to the skeleton of a dead engineer.

Components and Locations:
- Paint Gun- Super-Duper Mart
- Rad Scorpion Poison Gland- Kill a Radscorpion
- Surgical Tubing- Super-Duper Mart
- Toy Car- Super-Duper Mart

Deathclaw Gauntlet

Schematics Locations:
- Probably the easiest way to obtain the weapon schematic is at the F.Scott Key Trail & Campground. The schematics are located in a trailer usually guarded by a Deathclaw. (Killing the Deathclaw should net one of the items necessary to create the Gauntlet.)
- Another schematic is rewarded for completing the Council Seat quest in favor of Bannon in Rivet City.
- The third schematic is found on a Wastelander Settler in the "Wounded Deathclaw" random encounter.

Components and Locations:
- Deathclaw Hand- Old Olney
- Leather Belt- Super-Duper Mart
- Medical Brace- Super-Duper Mart
- Wonderglue- Super-Duper Mart

Nuka Grenade

Schematics Locations:
- Nuka Grenade schematics can be found in Cliffside Cavern. Go through the caverns to access the Yao Guai Cave. The schematics are on the "ground" floor at the northwest-most part of the cave, among a pile of skeletons.
- If you complete The Nuka-Cola Challenge, you can obtain schematics for this weapon.
- The Caravan Merchant Doc Hoff sells the Nuka Grenade schematics.

Components and Locations:
- Abraxo Cleaner- Super-Duper Mart
- Nuka-Cola Quantum- Super-Duper Mart
- Tin Can- Super-Duper Mart
- Turpentine- Super-Duper Mart

Railway Rifle

Schematics Locations:
- Can be bought from Tulip in Underworld.
- Inside the Power Substation (on the workbench) of MDPL-13 Power Station.
- Reward for Stealing Independence for Abraham Washington.

Components and Locations:
- Crutch- Pinkerton's Lab
- Fission Battery- Pinkerton's Lab
- Pressure Cooker- Super-Duper Mart
- Steam Gauge Assembly- Super-Duper Mart

Rock-It Launcher

Schematics Locations:
- Can be bought off Moira Brown in Megaton for a price of 799–1200 bottlecaps (depending on Barter skill level).
- In the armory of Rivet City, located in the ship's bridge tower.
- Can also be bought (or stolen via pickpocketing) from the traveling merchant Crazy Wolfgang.
- Another copy of the schematics can be found in the "Framed Quote" within the Vault 101 clinic.

Components and Locations:
- Conducter- Craterside Supply
- Firehose Nozzle- Craterside Supply
- Leaf Blower- Craterside Supply
- Vacuum Cleaner- Craterside Supply

Shishkebab

Schematics Locations:
- One set of schematics can be obtained from Vance at the end of the Blood Ties questline.
- Lucky Harith, the weapon specialized Caravan Merchant, sells a set of schematics.
- You can find a set near a workbench in a red Brotherhood Outcast shack, to the south-west of SatCom Array NN-03d. The shack does not appear on the map, but is at the base of the hill the Array is built on.

Components and Locations:
- Lawnmower Blade- Pinkerton's Lab
- Motorcycle Handbrake- Pinkerton's Lab
- Motorcycle Gas Tank- Pinkerton's Lab
- Pilot Light- Pinkerton's Lab
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28 Jun 2010 13:33

All the items you need for the weapons can be obtained in 3 places. I suggest you make a checklist of items you need.

Start at Lucky's (south of Tenpenny Tower). Most of the items you need can be found here. However, they need to be stolen. This results in little karma loss.

After that you should visit Horace Pinkerton's Lab in The Broken Bow of Rivet City. His lab has almost every other item you need and didn't get at Lucky's (the Paint Gun is hidden in a metal box in Pinkerton's Lab).

At this time you should have everything except the Steam Gauge Assembly. This part is found in the Super-Duper Mart Pharmacy.
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10 Sep 2009 09:03

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Just to add, for those of you looking for Lucky's (took me about ten minutes), it is actually more South-West than South. But other than this, thumbs up for this solution.
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By plonkerfish on 17 Jun 2011 08:48
cheers for that tip on luckys location plonkerfish.apart from that good guide Rbz NL :>}
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By MAGIC MACCA on 20 Sep 2011 16:55
Please change to Southwest for luckys. Plonker beat me here lol
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By Ending Moment on 10 Mar 2016 03:46
Best guide for gathering the resources necessary to craft all the weapons. Would recommend getting the perk at level 26 to unlock all schematics if possible to avoid having to track all of them down.
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By Bostonsmafia on 07 Jun 2020 01:53
I suggest you to go to VAPL-58 Power Station, there are a lot of resources and even a workbench.
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By Hollow Magix on 25 Oct 2020 16:32
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For the achievement you need to build one of each custom weapon. To do this you need schematics for each weapon, the items required to build each weapon and a work bench to put it all together. The fastest way to pick up each schematic are listed below. Workbenches can be found all over the wasteland, an easy location is the workbench in rivet city near Flank and Shrapnel's weapon shop.

Bottlecap Mine:
* Jacko’s Pop & Gas Stop: On the work bench, inside the shop.
* Little Lamplight: Sold by Knick Knack.

Dart Gun:
* MDPL-05 Powerstation: Inside the fence on the ground near the skeleton.
* Tenpenny Tower: Sold by Lydia Mantenegro.

Deathclaw Gauntlet:
* F. Scott Key Trail & Campground: In the caravan, in the picnic area.

Nuka Grenade:
* Cliffside Caverns: Located in the very back of the caverns near a large rock and a bunch of skeletons

Railway Rifle:
* MDPL-13 Powerstation: Located inside the main building on the workbench.

Rock-It Launcher:
* Megaton: Sold by Moira in Craterside Supplies.

Shishkebob:
* Brotherhood Outcast Shack: On the table located near the workbench.

All items needed to build the weapons can be found by scouring the wasteland. Here are a few items I had a hard time finding.

* Crutch: There is a sniper located north of the Minefield where Moira sends you during the Wasteland Survival Guide Quest. On the top floor of the building he snipes from is a mattress, and located behind that mattress in the corner is a crutch.

* Pressure Cooker: Fort Constantine, located in the CO's Quarters. It's on the stove in the kitchen.

* Firehose Nozzle: Germantown Police HQ, Located inside the red boxes throughout the halls. They are also located in all public buildings.
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22 Mar 2009 14:49

There is a perk which gives you all the schematic's, tier 3.
if you don't know when you get a second or third copy of a schamatic it makes the item better, bonus damage, defense, extra effects, etc
these are called tier's

How i got this achievement easy was
after getting your house save one of everything you find,
examples, lunch box, abraxo cleaner, tin can, leather belt.
This way you can save before you get this perk,
and then unlock the perk go to your house make everything you can, and then go around to every trader your aware of and buy what you don't have.
Afterwards reload your old save and chose a better perk.
oh and if your still missing something check falloutwiki just type in what your missing and it will give you good place to search for it

if you wish to leave negative feedback please also leave a comment stating how i can improve this guide
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20 Dec 2011 02:27

There are a total of 7 weapons that you can create at workbenches. To do so, you must have found at least one (1) of the schematics for that particular weapon. I will list each weapon, where to find the schematics and the materials to actually create the weapons.

1) Dart Gun
Schematic Locations:
MDPL-05 Power Station [LAT -27/LONG 25] - Located on the ground near a skeleton.
Temple of the Union [LAT 13/LONG 15] - Possible reward for completing the quest Head of State.
Tenpenny Tower [LAT -16/LONG -17] - Sold by Lydia Montenegro.

Materials needed to craft:
1x Paint Gun
1x Radscorpion Poison Gland
1x Surgical Tubing
1x Toy Car

2) Rock-It Launcher
Schematic Locations:
Wasteland Mini Encounter - The schematic is sold by Crazy Wolfgang (a traveling merchant).
Vault 101 [LAT -04/LONG -04] - During the quest Trouble on the Homefront, go to the medical area of the Vault. On the wall, look for a framed quote of your mother's favorite bible verse. You need a Lockpick skill of 50 to obtain the contents behind the frame.
Megaton [LAT -01/LONG -06] - Sold by Moira Brown at Craterside Supply.
Rivet City [LAT 18/LONG -17] - In the bridge tower on the third floor. You will need a Lockpick skill of 100 to obtain.

Materials needed to craft:
1x Conductor
1x Firehose Nozzle
1x Leaf Blower
1x Vacuum Cleaner

3) Nuka-Grenade
Schematic Locations:
Wasteland Mini Encounter - Sold by Doc Hoff (a traveling merchant).
Girdershade [LAT -26/LONG -11] - Possible reward for completing the quest The Nuka-Cola Challenge.
Cliffside Cavern [LAT -10/LONG-17] - Inside the Yao Guai Cave. Can be found next to some skeletons.

Materials needed to craft:
1x Abraxo Cleaner
1x Nuka-Cola Quantum
1x Tin Can
1x Turpentine

4) Bottlecap Mine
Schematic Locations:
Little Lamplight [LAT -26/LONG 02] - Sold by Knick Knack.
Jocko's Pop & Gas Stop [LAT -22/LONG -12] - On the work bench inside the shack.
Tenpenny Tower [LAT -16/LONG -17] - Inside Daring Dashwood's safe.

Materials needed to craft:
10x Bottle Caps
1x Cherry Bomb
1x Lunchbox
1x Sensor Module

5) Shishkebab
Schematic Locations:
Wasteland Mini Encounter - Sold by Lucky Harith (a traveling merchant).
Brotherhood Outcast Shack [LAT -14/LONG 25] Clost to SatCom Array NN-03d, it is on a table that is near a work bench.
Meresti Trainyard [LAT -01/LONG 07] - Possible reward for completing the quest Blood Ties.

Materials needed to craft:
1x Lawn Mower Blade
1x Motorcycle Gas Tank
1x Motorcycle Handbrake
1x Pilot Light

6) Deathclaw Gauntlet
Schematic Locations:
Random Mini Encounter - At any given point, you may come across a Wastelander fighting a Deathclaw. Be ready to finish off the Deathclaw because he may attack you! Once you are safe, go to the body of the Wastelander and loot the schematic.
F. Scott Key Trail & Campground [LAT -27/LONG -15] - Inside the caravan/camper in the picnic area. (Be cautious...a Deathclaw is roaming around the area!)
Rivet City [LAT 18/LONG -17] - Possible reward from Bannon for completing the Freeform quest Council Seat.

Materials needed to craft:
1x Deathclaw Hand
1x Leather Belt
1x Medical Brace
1x Wonderglue

7) Railway Rifle
Schematic Locations:
MDPL-13 Power Station [LAT 02/LONG 17] - Inside the building on the work bench.
Rivet City [LAT 18/LONG -17] - Possible reward from Abraham Washington for completing the quest Stealing Independence.
Museum of History Entrance - Sold by Tulip in Underworld.

Materials needed to craft:
1x Crutch
1x Fission Battery
1x Pressure Cooker
1x Steam Gauge Assembly
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You can also receive a Bottlecap Mine schematic from Moira Brown at Craterside Supply by completing the bonus objective (bring Moira a frag mine) of the Minefield section in The Wasteland Survivor Guide quest.
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By Thankful_Mars on 11 Oct 2023 19:32

There are 7 different weapons you need to make:

Bottlecap Mine
Dart Gun
Deathclaw Gauntlet
Nuka Grenade
Railway Rifle
Rock-It Launcher
Shishkebab


This is what a schematic looks like:

 

See here for the locations of each of the schematics you need to build the above items: LINK (credit to iron_granny69 for this).

To craft a weapon, you need to collect the required parts listed in each schematic then take them to a Craft Bench and select the item you wish to make.

Notes:

  • You only need one of the 3 available schematics for each weapon to be able to make it and have it count towards the trophy.
  • You can check your progress in the "Stats" section of your Pip-Boy or via the statistic that sometimes appears during loading screens.
  • If you have the Broken Steel DLC then you can take the "Warmonger" Perk at Level 26 (providing your Intelligence Level is at 7) because that will give you all the schematics without having to find them first (credit to x410xDragon for confirming that this will pop the trophy).
  • Finding, buying or stealing any of these weapons does not count towards this trophy because each and every one of them has to be created from scratch by you.
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There are 7 custom weapons to make for this achievement. To make them you will first need to find a schematic for the particular weapon, then obtain all the parts for said weapon. Once you have all that, find a workbench (Moira's shop in Megaton) and create the weapon. You have at least two chances for each schematic, some as many as four. Use this to find them all.

As for obtaining the parts, they can all be found in/around the houses of Minefield, bought from Moira in Megaton or the junk merchant in Rivet City or purchased at the Scavenger Shop SW of Tenpenny Tower (red building, visible from the entrance to Warrington Station). Only the Nuka-Coa Quantum, Deathclaw Hand and Radscorpion Poison Gland can not be found in those locations. See "The Nuka-Cola Challenge" for a link to those locations. Deathclaw Hands can be looted off Deathclaws in the Deathclaw Sanctuary. Radscorpion Poison Glands can be looted off pretty much any Radscorpion which are all over the place.

For a list of all the weapons and the items needed, see here. It is the large quoted section with all the spoiler tags.

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There are 7 custom weapons to make for this achievement. To make them you will first need to find a schematic for the particular weapon, then obtain all the parts for said weapon. Once you have all that, find a workbench (Moira's shop in Megaton) and create the weapon. You have at least two chances for each schematic, some as many as four. Use this to find them all.

As for obtaining the parts, they can all be found in/around the houses of Minefield, bought from Moira in Megaton or the junk merchant in Rivet City or purchased at the Scavenger Shop SW of Tenpenny Tower (red building, visible from the entrance to Warrington Station). Only the Nuka-Coa Quantum, Deathclaw Hand and Radscorpion Poison Gland can not be found in those locations. See "The Nuka-Cola Challenge" for a link to those locations. Deathclaw Hands can be looted off Deathclaws in the Deathclaw Sanctuary. Radscorpion Poison Glands can be looted off pretty much any Radscorpion which are all over the place.

For a list of all the weapons and the items needed, see here. It is the large quoted section with all the spoiler tags.

Note for PC Users: Instead of searching about for the schematics, you can use the following commands to obtain them.

  • Dart Gun - "player.additem 000BAFFA 1"
  • Bottlecap Mine - "player.additem 000BAFFB 1"
  • Deathclaw Gauntlet - "player.additem 000BAFFC 1"
  • Nuka-Grenade - "player.additem 000BAFFD 1"
  • Railway Rifle - "player.additem 000BAFFE 1"
  • Rock-It Launcher - "player.additem 000BAFFF 1"
  • Shishkebab - "player.additem 000BB000 1"

(For some reason these codes didn't not work unless I specified how many I wanted, hence the space and the number one after all of the codes.)

Unfortunately I do not have a list of codes for all the components (except the Nuka-Cola Quantum, again see that achievement for the code) so you will need to spend some time hunting down all the parts for the weapons. You can not get the achievement simply adding the items themselves to your inventory, they must be created from the workbench for the achievement.
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There are a total of 7 homemade weapons in the game and 23 schemes for them. To assemble a weapon you need to find its diagram, as well as all the components for it. Then use one of the many workbenches scattered throughout the game to assemble weapons. For any weapon you will have at least three opportunities to obtain a schematic, some weapons have up to four such opportunities.

Cover-mine :
• Given by Moira Brown in the Wasteland Survival Guide quest. If you bring her an anti-personnel mine.
• Jocko's gas station and convenience store northwest of Tenpenny Tower and east of Herdershade.
• Can be purchased from the Flea Marketer in Little Lamplight.
• Dashwood's safe in Tenpenny Tower, Dashwood has the key, or he will give it to her for information about the found body of Argyle.

Dart thrower :
• Power plant MDPL-05
• Chic Boutique, Lydia Montenegro or Michael Masters
• Reward for the quest Head of State

Deathclaw Glove :
• The easiest way to find a diagram for this weapon is the location of the Route and the F. Scott campground. The diagram is in the trailer.
• Complete the quest "A Fickle Place" by helping Bannon (located in the market) in Rivet City.
• Chance meeting.

Molotov-Cola :
• If you complete the Nuka Cola Chase, you will receive this circuit as a gift from Sierra Petrovita.
• Traveling merchant Doc Hoff sells a Hammer Cola scheme.
• The Hammer-Cola diagram can be found in Cliffside Cave. Go through the caves and find the entrance to the Yao-Gai Tunnels. The diagram lies on the earthen floor in the NW-W part of the cave, among a pile of skeletons. You can quickly reach this place by simply going down after entering the cave instead of following the wooden plank path.

Railway rifle :
• Can be purchased from Tulip in the Dungeon.
• Control room (on a workbench) in the MDPL-13 Power Plant building.
• Reward from Abraham Washington for the quest Stolen Independence.

Racket :
• Sold by Moira Brown in Megaton. If you kill Moira, the circuit can be taken from her body.
• In Rivet City in the armory, which is located in the Superstructure of the ship.
• Sold by traveling merchant Crazy Wolfgang.

Shish-keba b:
• Given by Vance upon completion of the Blood Ties quest.
• Sold by Lucky Harrit (wandering merchant), specializing in the arms trade.
• You can find one copy in the red barn of the Outcasts of the Brotherhood of Steel to the southwest of the SatCom Network Station NN-03d location. The barn does not appear on the map, but the station is built at the base of the hill.
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