A Light Shining in Darkness

A Light Shining in Darkness is a unique weapon .
==Characteristics==
Compared to the standard .45 Auto pistol, A Light in Shining Darkness has a greater rate of fire and as such a greater damage per second (DPS) value, less spread, greater critical chance and critical hit damage, and greater durability, though it fires one less shot per magazine. Unlike the .45 Auto pistol, when aiming down the trench sights, the weapon zooms in more than a regular, un-scoped pistol, making longer-range encounters much easier.
The weapon has a heavily customized appearance with a shortened barrel, a skeletonized hammer and trigger, officer-length slide and a snake-skin grip, along with the etched Greek text "καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει (kaì tò phõs én tẽ skotía phaínei)" on the right side and "καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν (kaì é skotía aútò oú katélaben)" on the left side, which translates as "And the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not."John 1:5 Multilingual on Bible Hub It also has "trench" sights (a groove running along the top of the pistol which the player character aims down), rather than having a rear notch and a front post.
Like most unique weapons, weapon modifications cannot be added to it. As with the .45 Auto pistol, it is considered an improved holdout weapon.
===Durability===
A Light Shining in Darkness can fire a total of about 1,245 rounds, the equivalent of 208 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
==Variants==
* .45 Auto pistol - the standard variant found throughout Zion Canyon. Purchasable from Joshua Graham and then merchants in the Mojave Wasteland after the completion of Honest Hearts. 
* Joshua's Pistol Whippin' .45 - a unique non-player weapon used by Joshua Graham. Though the texture is that of A Light in Shining Darkness, it is considered a different weapon by virtue of being a melee weapon.
* Follows-Chalk's .45 Auto pistol - a unique non-player weapon used by Follows-Chalk. It only differs from the standard pistol in its use of companion ammunition and possession of the standard iron-sights.
===Comparison===
==Location==
It is initially carried by Joshua Graham and can be retrieved from his corpse if he is killed at any time before or during the add-on final quest (Crush the White Legs or Flight from Zion). If Joshua is not killed, the weapon can be found in a footlocker at the southern passage in Zion Canyon after completing the add-on.
==Notes==
* Although it does not have luminescent sights like the standard .45, the frame of the gun will glow, even in complete darkness.
* It is the lightest handgun in the game and is one of the four affected by the Pack Rat perk, the others being the standard .45 Auto pistol, the 9mm pistol, and Maria.
* Using the iron sights is difficult, due to the point of aim being the same as the standard .45 Auto pistol, despite having trench sights.
* It is the smallest pistol in the game.
==Behind the scenes==
* The design is loosely based on various officer-sized compact Colt M1911s. It is not a complete copy, as the real-world weapon has a reversed recoil plug.Is the Light in Darkness based on any real version of the M1911? The Colt New Agent is the closest equivalent real-world production model.When designing A Light Shining In Darkness, what model was is based off?
* The phrase engraved on the slide of the pistol is from the Bible passage John 1:5 (some translations say "Understood" in place of "overcome"), "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." The same phrase is used repeatedly in the Doctrine & Covenants, one of the Standard Works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
==Bugs==
 If loading a saved game from the main menu in which the A Light Shining in Darkness is equipped and drawn, the reload animation takes twice as long as normal. This can be solved by simply switching to another gun and then back again. 
==Sounds==
			
			
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Fallout: New Vegas Guns skill weapons
Category:Honest Hearts weapons
Category:Fallout: New Vegas improved holdout weapons
Category:Fallout: New Vegas unique weapons
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