Pistol

The Pistol, based upon the real-life Heckler Koch MK23, is a semi-automatic, single-action, recoil-operated handgun and is the first weapon that Subject 106 acquires in the intro mission Site 14. This weapon is often found on low-ranking combatants, or as a backup weapon by most enemies when out of ammo on their primary weapon. The Pistol is a very useful weapon; despite its relative low rate of fire, ammo for it is plentiful, it is accurate even at mid-range, it is easily controllable, and it can one-shot headshot many enemies.
== Overview ==
The pistol is first found in the level Site 14 on a security desk, along with 3 magazines, 2 pieces of armor, and the keys 106 uses to break out of their cuffs. The weapon holds 13 rounds in each magazine and deals moderate damage against lightly-armored and unarmored enemies, but heavy armor is difficult to break with it.
The pistol is outclassed by many of the heavier weapons, especially against juggernauts, but it remains a viable weapon no matter what, especially when dual wielded. Many of its mods help its effectiveness in direct combat or sneakily picking off targets one by one.
== Customization ==
The pistol can take several different attachments on it ranging from barrel mods, attachments like a laser, and firing modes.
* Barrel mods:
** Suppressor: Your gunshots are less audible to enemies, but damage and accuracy are reduced.
** Compensator: Less spread increase when firing, but slower rate of fire.
* Light mods:
** Laser: Increased accuracy, but enemies can see the laser and detect you faster.
* Fire mode mods:
** Match Burst: Fires a rapid 3 round burst.
** Full Auto: Fully automatic, but less accurate.
== Trivia ==
* The pistol incorrectly holds 13 rounds in its magazine, when realistically, it should only hold 12 rounds per magazine.
** This could be seen as a 12+1 capacity for the pistol.
* The compensator is similar to ones found on the USP and the P30 compensators which are also both H&K products.
** The compensator is correctly depicted as having a cut-out at the top and not being attached to the barrel directly, meaning the barrel freely floats around.
** There's a minor clipping issue when using both the compensator and laser where they are both clipping into each other.
* The Suppressor and laser aiming module (LAM) are the same ones as the ones that came with the USSOCOM version of the MK23.
* The pistol is analogous to the AT-14 Pistol found in F.E.A.R., as they are both based on H&K pistols and are the first weapons found by the players. 
* Only a few enemies will use the Compensator mod; most will have unmodded or silenced pistols.
** Even fewer will have pistols modded in burst-fire or full-auto.
== Gallery ==