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Gun Fanatic

Gun Fanatic

Obtain all weapons.

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How to unlock the Gun Fanatic achievement in Resident Evil 4 - Definitive Guide

All weapons listed below and how to get them!
Slight spoilers ahead- if im missing anything let me know

Knives

Combat Knife - Deafult
Fighting Knife - Defeat Krauser.
Primal Knife - Can be unlocked from the Bonus Content Shop once you've destroyed all 16 Clockwork Castellans.

Handguns

SG-09R - Default
Punisher - costs five Spinels from the merchant
Red9 -Found on the boat in the middle of the lake in chapter 4. Or purchased from the Merchant
Blacktail - But from the merchant later in the game, costs 24,000 pesetas.
Matilda - costs 10 Spinels from the merchant

Shotguns

W870 Shotgun - Found on the second floor of a house on the left-hand side of the Village Square.
Riot Gun -Merchant- costs 28,000 pesetas.
Striker - Merchant -costs 38,000 pesetas.

Rifles

SR M1903 Rifle - Merchant- 12,000 pesetas.
Stingray - Merchant- 30,000 pesetas.
CQBR Assault Rifle - Found up a flight of stairs in the library of the castle as Leon after the solo Ashley part. I believe you need the cube puzzle piece/Key for this

Magnums
Broken Butterfly - Merhcant- 29,400 pesetas.
Killer 7 - Merchant
Handcannon- Professional difficulty fresh game (no NG+); no bonus weapons allowed (i.e., Primal Knife and Chicago Sweeper).
EDIT!!! You can unlock the Handcannon Magnum by getting an S rank on all 4 stages with any character, easiest to use is Leon according to the comments To get an S rank or higher, you simply need to score at least 200,000 points in a single run.

Submachine Guns

TMP - Merchant- 10,000 pesetas.
LE5 - found while you're doing the Keycard Access Terminal Puzzles in the freezer.
Chicago Sweeper- Complete the game on Professional with an A rank (under 7 hours)

Special Weapons

Bolt Thrower - Merchant
Rocket Launcher - Merchant
Rocket Launcher (Red tip)- Pick up when finishing off last boss- Not sure if this counts but might as well include it.
Infinite Launcher- Can be bought in NG+ for 2mil Pesetas. for 1,600,000 if you have the lean with launcher charm

EDIT- All throwables/ breakables count as well-
Handgrenade
Heavy grenade
Flash grenade
Eggs
Kitchen Knife
Boot Knife
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Once we have the gun are we allowed to sell it or do they all have to be in inventory at the same time also can this be done through new game plus ? Does it have to be done in one playthrough
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By Swole Spartan on 27 Mar 2023 15:44
Does anyone have more information on the hand cannon? Does it have to be a new game, does it have to be a certain grade etc.?
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By Indigo AC on 27 Mar 2023 15:56
I'm really tempted to just wait for the obligatory unlock all extra content for $10 dlc that Capcom loves to release for these games.
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By Vant Decuplare on 27 Mar 2023 16:38
The chicken hat and the Ashley's armor also helps a lot.
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By ClaudioChamp on 27 Mar 2023 21:21
If you can get an S+ rating on professional, you can beat it without bonus weapons.
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By TyroneRundaGang on 27 Mar 2023 23:30
If you have the gold Attache case pre order bonus it helps BIG time with money drops. I was literally swimming in cash
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By BushidoBrown305 on 28 Mar 2023 03:37
The red rocket launcher do count !
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By WhiterValkyrie on 28 Mar 2023 16:23
Does buying the regular rocket launcher for bosses negate getting the hand cannon gun?
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By XGC Ajani on 28 Mar 2023 22:13
@XGC from my friends experience it does not negate anything
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By Ieej on 29 Mar 2023 02:52
Awesome thanks... Do we know if the special rocket launcher for the saddler fight will void it too?
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By XGC Ajani on 29 Mar 2023 03:30
@XGC it wouldnt be possible to finish the game without that rocket launcher.
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By Knitelight on 29 Mar 2023 05:38
Just ran through Pro without using any bonus weapons and didn't get the handcannon so just adding my experience that it seems to have to be a fresh file
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By Roose91 on 29 Mar 2023 11:11
Also, is this achievement linked to unlocking the models in the extra content shop? I'm hoping not because despite having the Killer7 for 4 playthroughs now, the model still isn't appearing for it.
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By Roose91 on 29 Mar 2023 11:18
@Roose91 I haven't gotten the achievement yet, but from what I heard it only has to do with having the weapons unlocked, you DO NEED to get all bonus weapons INCLUDING the Handcannon, Infinite Rocket Launcher, ALL WEAPONS have to be unlocked/obtained at some point
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By LegoHothREBEL on 29 Mar 2023 15:38
The killer 7 model isn’t appearing for me either. It seems to be a bug many are experiencing according to Reddit.
Fortunately it isn’t tied to any achievements.
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By mkdfan on 29 Mar 2023 22:42
The Killer7 has also bugged out for me, making the achievement impossible to earn. I really hope that they fix this soon.
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By StubblyList1981 on 30 Mar 2023 02:17
The killer7 bug doesn't stop you from getting anything, the model just isnt available to buy. Still adds to your challenge tracker when you get it.
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By Ieej on 30 Mar 2023 12:49
I have obtained every weapon aside from the bonus weapons, so I should be at 26/29, yet I'm stuck at 25 because of the Killer7. Unless the Infinite Rocket Launcher counts then idk.
Edit: The Infinite Rocket Launcher does indeed count, I'm at 26/29 now. I guess you're right.
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By StubblyList1981 on 30 Mar 2023 15:56
For everyone thinking they missed one, I had to get the unlocked bonus weapons out of storage before they counted. In my case I had never taken out the Sweeper. After I had taken it out, the counter updated. Only need one more now, which is the handcannon.
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By Raziel Cruentus on 30 Mar 2023 16:35
Professional mode without the primal knife and the Chicago smg unlocks the handcannon? No specific rank required?
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 31 Mar 2023 17:33
No rank required, but has to be done on playthrough 1
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By TyroneRundaGang on 01 Apr 2023 00:24
Can you use accessories that have perks like assisted aim for wearing hunks mask and Ashley's knight armor? And still get a s+rating?
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By BIPOLAR NEMESIS on 01 Apr 2023 07:31
@BIPOLAR NEMESIS Yes you can
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By Alex Sobecki on 01 Apr 2023 08:04
Does simply purchasing the weapons count or do you have to keep them? I.E. Can I purchase a weapon then immediately sell it back and still get the achievement?
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By GoGoActionTeam on 02 Apr 2023 11:08
You can literally sell everything, buy what you havent gotten before then reload your save. It just has to be in your inventory once
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By Ieej on 02 Apr 2023 14:15
For the handcannon, they say no bonus weapons, so you can use the rooster hat to receive less damage (unlock in hardcore S +) and the armor for Ashley to not worry about it, that's already it!
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By hucas95 on 02 Apr 2023 18:07
Do all the weapons have to be bought/obtained on the same save file?
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By NamelessxDread on 02 Apr 2023 22:15
Does selling the bonus weapons cancel the handcannon challenge?
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By Netron4000 on 02 Apr 2023 22:34
Netron, no you can sell them
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 02 Apr 2023 23:23
hucas95 You can use the chicken hat and ashley's armor, its specifically bonus weapons you can't use. Basically, don't use the Chicago Sweeper, Infinite Rocket Launcher or Primal Knife.
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By NoHeroes94 on 03 Apr 2023 10:19
As soon i remember --> yes. But both options shouldn't avoid the achievement, because the game remembers that you have the weapon before.
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By MurhyMarv on 30 Oct 2023 13:41
Just unlocked the achievement but the handcannon is trash compared to killer7
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 04 Apr 2023 18:11
Yeah the only benefit is unlimited ammo for S+ runs I guess.
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By Ieej on 05 Apr 2023 12:22
Reportedly, you can unlock the handcannon by S-ranking all Mercs maps. If this is true, huge for the overall difficulty.
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By NoHeroes94 on 06 Apr 2023 23:38
Thank you NoHeroes94, I was waiting for this information before trying the new game pro ! We will wait for more confirmations but it seems to be good news !
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By linKart on 07 Apr 2023 02:09
Multiple people confirmed on Twitter that if you S rank all the Mercenaries maps, you do unlock the hand cannon.

Here is the requirements for the ranks:

A-Rank is 100,000
S-Rank is 200,000
S+-Rank is 500,000
S++-Rank is 1,000,000

From this tweet:

https://twitter.com/JMXD96/status/1644131930344943616
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By GTAmissions1 on 07 Apr 2023 03:16
Yeah, just like the original RE4, you can get the handcannon by playing Mercs with the S ranks. Just got the achievement too, since that was the last weapon I had to get.
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By NeoStrayCat on 07 Apr 2023 05:27
Just a sidenote to anyone that came here because it didn't unlock, you have to place the bonus weapons from your storage into your item box *at least once*. I had 28/29, unlocked the Hand cannon from Mercenaries, bought it but it never unlocked. I placed it in my inventory in the main game and it popped right away. 👍
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By HaIfaxa on 07 Apr 2023 09:25
S rank is very easy with Leon. His mayhem perk makes him do a lot of damage. Try to save your shotgun for the mini bosses. This saves a whole play through to obtain the hand cannon.
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By LOCKUPHILLARY16 on 07 Apr 2023 10:39
For the S rank on mercenaries, I just did them with one character for simplification.

200K is sufficient and unlocked the hand cannon. Plus you don't need to complete the story to access.
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By GTAmissions1 on 07 Apr 2023 18:07
Yup, S rank in Mercenaries is a complete joke.
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By a holy chainsaw on 07 Apr 2023 18:12
If I want to play professional story instead of mercs to get handcannon, does dlc weapons like the sentinel nine, void unlocking the hand cannon?
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By PWolf3 on 07 Apr 2023 19:31
@PWolf3, as far as we know, they aren’t considered as bonus weapons.

Doing mercs is also a hell of a lot faster and easier. Getting an S is an absolute joke. Just get at least 200k in each map as any character (just do Leon).
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By Cryptic#5867 on 07 Apr 2023 19:38
@cryptic thank you
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By PWolf3 on 07 Apr 2023 20:04
To clarify, do you need S rank on each stage or S rank as each character? Let me know so i can update the guide
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By Ieej on 07 Apr 2023 21:35
S rank on each stage with one character. I only used Leon.
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By LOCKUPHILLARY16 on 07 Apr 2023 21:37
It's extremely easy with any character though. Just have fun with it. Just grab every time bonus on the map then start blasting.
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By TriggerOfTime on 08 Apr 2023 11:20
Mercenaries is VERY easy this time around. Biggest fundamental difference is that even if you die, your score stands. So no need to play it safe or run out the clock. Even if you consistently break your combo it is very easy to get an S-rank, realistically this can be done in under 30 minutes.
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By MrDeath130 on 08 Apr 2023 12:29
Man the release of Mercenaries tanked the ratio for this
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By Ieej on 08 Apr 2023 15:45
Do you have to have all weapons at the same time? Or do you just have to have had them at one point?
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By TommyTusj on 09 Apr 2023 06:14
Just at one point. Like i said in a comment above, you can save, sell everything and buy everything then reload your save and it will count. Just has to he in your inventory at some point
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By Ieej on 09 Apr 2023 17:52
does it count over all playthroughs or how does it work
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By MannyOmega on 09 Apr 2023 19:25
@MannyOmega one playthrough/savefile. I had to reload my "biggest" savefile and access the typewriter/move the handcanon to my inventory.
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By eV Deadline on 09 Apr 2023 19:41
For me it worked over all save files. Yesterday i started a new save and added the weapons, which i didn't used in previous saves --> get the achievement.
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By MurhyMarv on 26 Apr 2023 05:51
@eV Deadline thank you!! I collected every gun twice and it was driving me nuts that it wouldn’t unlock. Moved the Chicago Sweeper to my inventory and the achievement instantly popped. Must be that bonus weapons have to be moved to your inventory at least once for them to count
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By JBIoves on 06 May 2023 08:17
It's only 3 stages for Mercenaries that you need to get an S rank for: Village, Castle, and Island.
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By trunglefever on 22 Aug 2023 15:55
Hunk is the best character to get S ranks on. Get Luis by getting A rank on Leon, then get Krause by A rank as Luis, and Get Hunk by A rank as Krauser. This is the move if you’re struggling getting S ranks as Hunk will get you it with ease
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By reyycist on 20 Oct 2023 22:05
If I sold my SG-09R, can I get it back in NG+?
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By foxhunt99 on 25 Oct 2023 12:42
You can unlock handcannon with S rank on Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 with any characters.
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By Setsunahenry on 13 Jan 2024 02:10
You can unlock handcannon with S rank on Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 with any characters. On what mode ? The Mercenary I guess ?
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By WesleyAdama on 21 Mar 2024 03:37
Once you have a gun you can get rid of it, you can check the ingame challenge tracker to make sure it counts.

From what I can tell with the Handcannon has to be fresh game, not NG+. Ill update above.

And yeah Vant i want that so bad. usually brings me back to play once it comes out
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By Ieej on 27 Mar 2023 18:49
Which is the easiest setup to unlock the handcannon? I saw a site saying that could be ng+ but only with your standards weapons , which means you could upgrade and stock as much ammo as you want from previous runs. I think you could get an S+ on professional , by using the infinite ammo Chicago typewriter as soon as you reach the castle , if you've done all the merchants quests you should have 31 spinels before the cabin segment , enough to buy an exclusive ticket. Why am i saying this? If you manage a S+ on professional you earn an item called cat ears , the same from RE2 REMAKE , which grants you infinite ammo for all Leon's weapons , so you can use it on a fresh new save and easily get the handcannon , because you will not use any special weapons that voids it , just the normal ones with infinite ammo
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By ClaudioChamp on 27 Mar 2023 21:13
You can save money to buy rocket launchers for bosses in hardcore mode. Also you can save your two golden eggs for Ramon. Two golden eggs will kill him
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 03 Apr 2023 10:48
What I did first is achieving S+ rank in Pro mode to unlock Cat Ears, making it easier to not worry about crafting ammo, but adds a significant amount of time and two fresh Pro runs to unlock Handcannon.

Cat Ears don't offer infinite grenades or rockets and still you'll have to reload / upgrade the gun, but was more easier overall.
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By Danixpxd on 03 Apr 2023 15:02
I unlocked the handcannon with an S rank on stage 1 and S+ on 2 and 3, during the pop ups saying I unlocked stage 4 it also unlocked the weapon
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By redjarman on 08 Jan 2024 00:05
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This is not a full guide per se, just a heads up. The free DLC Mercenaries Mode adds a very easy way to unlock the Hand Cannon. You have to get S Rank with any character in every map (Village, Castle and Island). This will save you the hassle of completing the game in Professional without using any extra weapons, which was the only method to unlock it in the vanilla game.

Those are the points you need to get:
  • A Rank: 100,000
  • S Rank: 200,000
  • S+ Rank: 500,000
  • S++ Rank: 1,000,000
So you have to score at least 200K points in the three maps in order to unlock the Hand Cannon. Once unlocked, you have to "buy" it in the extra content store for 1000 CP. Then you will have it unlocked in-game; it will appear in the typewriter storage. You have to get it in your suitcase/inventory so the in-game tracker gets updated.

Some tips for The Mercenaries:
  • Just play with Krauser or Hunk: those two are the easiest characters to play with. Krauser is very strong, can mutate in order to get easy kills with his arms, while Hunk can instakill minibosses via breaking their neck and can get unlimited ammo while his special is active.
  • You unlock Luis getting an A Rank (or better) with Leon.
  • You unlock Krauser getting an A Rank (or better) with Luis.
  • You unlock Hunk getting an A Rank (or better) with Krauser.
I'll leave character-specific videos here so you know what to expect and what to do with each of them:


The achievement will pop once you get the last of the 29 weapons in your inventory. For me, it was the Hand Cannon.
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To easily get S ranks, just play with Krauser and knife everyone (watching for large enemies and health). Should take you just about 10 minutes per level. You can unlock Krauser by getting an A rank with Luis. Nice and easy!
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By Bobby Blane3 on 07 Apr 2023 18:09
Saved me from an extra play through on professional!
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By WarMachine9494 on 09 Apr 2023 06:32
Just an FYI if anyone struggled with Krauser like I did... if you hold down LB and spam RT, you dash attack as well as dodge and parry which is what makes him very OP lol. Also in Meecenaries mode, Y opens your inventory to access health items
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By Fuzzy Churro on 06 Aug 2023 22:22
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I unlocked this after getting 31 of the 38 weapons found in the models weapons menu.
I believe the remaining 7 are from Separate ways.

I found it wasn't enough to just unlock them they have to be moved to your inventory also e.g. for Chicago Sweeper, Handcannon and Primal Knife.

You can see the unlock conditions for these in the extra content shop, although I was able to unlock the Handcannon by doing 3 missions with S Rank on Mercenaries rather than the completion without bonus weapons.

Here's the order they appear so you can quickly see what you are missing:

SG-09 R
Punisher
Red9
Blacktail
Matilda
Sentinel Nine

W-870
Riot Gun
Striker
Skull Shaker

TMP
LE 5
Chicago Sweeper

SR M1903
Stingray
CQBR Assault Rifle
Broken Butterfly
Killer7
Handcannon
Bolt Thrower

Rocket Launcher
Rocket Launcher (Special)
Kitchen Knife
Boot Knife
Combat Knife
Fighting Knife
Primal Knife

Hand Grenade
Heavy Grenade
Flash Grenade
Chicken Eggs
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04 Apr 2024 03:52

Credit to LeeJ over at the sister site TrueAchievements

I am almost to the point of getting the Chicago but this guide is great for a check off list

Knives

Combat Knife - Deafult
Fighting Knife - Defeat Krauser.
Primal Knife - Can be unlocked from the Bonus Content Shop once you've destroyed all 16 Clockwork Castellans.

Handguns

SG-09R - Default
Punisher - costs five Spinels from the merchant
Red9 -Found on the boat in the middle of the lake in chapter 4. Or purchased from the Merchant
Blacktail - But from the merchant later in the game, costs 24,000 pesetas.
Matilda - costs 10 Spinels from the merchant

Shotguns

W870 Shotgun - Found on the second floor of a house on the left-hand side of the Village Square.
Riot Gun -Merchant- costs 28,000 pesetas.
Striker - Merchant -costs 38,000 pesetas.

Rifles

SR M1903 Rifle - Merchant- 12,000 pesetas.
Stingray - Merchant- 30,000 pesetas.
CQBR Assault Rifle - Found up a flight of stairs in the library of the castle as Leon after the solo Ashley part. I believe you need the cube puzzle piece/Key for this

Magnums
Broken Butterfly - Merhcant- 29,400 pesetas.
Killer 7 - Merchant
Handcannon- Professional difficulty fresh game (no NG+); no bonus weapons allowed (i.e., Primal Knife and Chicago Sweeper).
EDIT!!! You can unlock the Handcannon Magnum by getting an S rank on all 4 stages with any character, easiest to use is Leon according to the comments To get an S rank or higher, you simply need to score at least 200,000 points in a single run.

Submachine Guns

TMP - Merchant- 10,000 pesetas.
LE5 - found while you're doing the Keycard Access Terminal Puzzles in the freezer.
Chicago Sweeper- Complete the game on Professional with an A rank (under 7 hours)

Special Weapons

Bolt Thrower - Merchant
Rocket Launcher - Merchant
Rocket Launcher (Red tip)- Pick up when finishing off last boss- Not sure if this counts but might as well include it.
Infinite Launcher- Can be bought in NG+ for 2mil Pesetas. for 1,600,000 if you have the lean with launcher charm

All throwables/ breakables count as well-
Hand grenade
Heavy grenade
Flash grenade
Eggs
Kitchen Knife
Boot Knife
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There are 29 weapons in Resident Evil 4. Some are found in specific places, while others have to be purchased from the Merchant or unlocked via certain specific requirements. Here’s the complete list of weapons:
  • Handguns:
    • SG-09 R - Starting weapon
    • Punisher - Trade Spinels with Merchant
    • Blacktail - Purchase from Merchant
    • Red9 - Found in the lake
    • Matilda - Purchase from Merchant
  • Magnums
    • Broken Butterfly - Purchase from Merchant
    • Killer7 - Purchase from Merchant
  • Shotguns
    • W-870 - Found on the top floor in the biggest house in the Village Square in Chapter 1
    • Riot Gun - Purchase from Merchant
    • Striker - Purchase from Merchant
  • Rifles
    • SR M1903 - Purchase from Merchant
    • Stingray - Purchase from Merchant
    • CQBR Assault Rifle - Located on the upper floor in the southern most part of the Library in Chapter 10, requires the Cubic Device to unlock
  • Submachine Guns
    • TMP - Purchase from Merchant
    • LE 5 - Found in a side room in the Freezer in Chapter 13, behind a puzzle door
  • Bolt Thrower - Purchase from Merchant
  • Rocket Launcher - Purchase from Merchant
  • Rocket Launcher (Special) - Obtained during the final boss fight
  • Infinite Rocket Launcher - Purchased for 2,000,000 in any NG+ run
  • Chicago Sweeper - Beat the game on Professional with an A rank (under 7 hours)
  • Handcannon - Beat the game on Professional without using bonus weapons on a brand new game (no NG+)
  • Knives
    • Kitchen Knife - Found around the world
    • Boot Knife - Found around the world
    • Combat Knife - Starting weapon
    • Fighting Knife - Obtained by defeating Krauser
    • Primal Knife - Obtained by destroying all 16 Clockwork Castallans.
  • Grenades
    • Hand Grenade - Found in the game world
    • Heavy Grenade - Found in the game world
    • Flash Grenade - Found in the game world
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