Rare weapons

Skimpy and two his guys dug out an underground arms cache left from the WWII; Marked One offers him a deal with Vityok the Raven.
== Walkthrough ==
This quest starts with the dialogue with Vityok the Raven ("I heard you collect rare weapons, right?"...), in which he offers his rare weapon exchange, and tells you a rumor that bandits in Dark Valley found a stash with old and rare weapons which have great collecting value.
Go and speak with Skimpy, the bandit trader. He will give you the list with his exchange offers, in which you don't find anything resembling old guns. Ask him about the rare weapons. He tells you that he found a stash, but also a map which shows the location of a much bigger old German stash in the southeastern part of the Forgotten Forest. Skimpy wants you to ask Freedom if they have a metal detector at Army Warehouses, and dig part of the stash out with a Shovel you can buy from Barkeep, to make sure it's really it.
=== Metal detector ===
Go and ask Screw if he knows about any metal detector in Army Warehouses. He tells you that they have one, but you'll have to find it yourself. The metal detector can be found in one of the breakable green boxes spread throughout the base.
All metal detector spawn variants are shown on the video below.
=== Weapon cache ===
Buy a shovel from Barkeep. It should be in stock every day, but a bug described in the Bugs section can make it disappear for this day.
Head out to Forgotten Forest with the metal detector. In the southeastern corner of the location, you'll hear the sound signal coming from the underground cache.
 
Dig it out by pressing F on it (no need to put the shovel into the slot). The gun and ammo inside is yours, no need to give it in - you only have to report about the rest of the cache.
=== The deal ===
You have two variants:
* Report to Skimpy and get a reward from him.
* Report directly to Vityok the Raven, sidestepping Skimpy and getting some additional reputation with stalkers, and get a reward from Raven. Tell Skimpy afterwards that you never found any metal detector at Army Warehouses.
You can check the rewards section to determine which one you like better. Skimpy's PP-2000 is rarer than Raven's KAC PDW, if that concerns you. (there's only one other PP-2000 in the game, from Kruglov's chain - which can only be completed in the late game).
In any case, Skimpy will tell you where to find his two accomplices, starting "Black" digger.
== Notes ==
== Bugs ==
* Traders tend to equip weapons they sell. This sometimes makes the shovel disappear from Barkeep's stock.