10mm pistol (Fallout)

The Colt 6520 10mm pistol is a small gun in Fallout and Fallout 2.
==Background==
Standard-issue for Vault 13 security, developed by Colt Firearms prior to the Great War.In-game description in Fallout and Fallout 2: "{801}{}{A Colt 6520 10mm autoloading pistol. Each pull of the trigger will automatically reload the firearm until the magazine is empty. Single shot only, using the powerful 10mm round. Min ST: 3.}" It proved to be resistant to the desert-like conditions of the post-nuclear wasteland and is a fine example of workmanship and quality construction (at least for the pre-War models).Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p.5-15: "This is your basic ranged weapon. The 10mm round packs a goodly punch, and the Colt pistol is a fine example of workmanship and quality. It is a single shot weapon only, meaning that every time you pull the trigger, you will fire one, and only one, round of ammunition. The 6520 has no problem feeding hollowpoint ammunition for small game hunting, or armor piercing rounds for larger, bipedal game."
==Locations==
===Fallout===
* The Vault Dweller starts with one.
* One in a footlocker on level three of Vault 13.
* Ian at Shady Sands uses one.
* Carried by raiders.
* Sold in weapons shops in the Hub.
* One in a wall locker on level 5 of the Glow.
* One on a corpse on level 6 of the Glow.
* Two in footlockers in the Tower of Doom.
===Fallout 2===
* Sajag in Klamath Downtown can sell them.
* One is on the body of a trapper in the rat caves below Klamath. From Keeng Ra'at's chamber, head north to an inlet on the right side of the rock wall.
* Many slavers use them.
* Carried by Iguana Eater.
* One in a locked desk in Vault City's amenities office.
* One in a desk in the bedroom of the Parlor Room in Vault City.
* One in a footlocker on level 3 of Vault 8.
* One in a bookcase in a room in Desperado, upstairs.
* One in a bookcase in a locked room in the Shark Club, second level.
* One in Mrs. Bishop's safe on the third level of the Shark Club.
* One in a bookcase in a back room at Wright Estate.
==Appearances==
The Colt 6520 10mm pistol appears in Fallout and Fallout 2.
==Behind the scenes==
* The 10mm pistol's visual appearance is taken directly from the comic book Hard Boiled. Geofrey Darrow, the artist for Hard Boiled, would later go to illustrate the cover art for All Roads, which was released in conjunction with Fallout: New Vegas.
* The 10mm pistol was originally envisioned as an automatic revolver, but due to a miscommunication between the artists and writers its item description refers to its loading system as using a magazine rather than a cylinder. Subsequent games have consistently retained this error and portrayed the weapon as magazine-loaded; though Chris Taylor wanted to rectify it at some point, this correction never materialized.Question: "The 10mm pistol, although being an automatic, has a revolving chamber, and the description even says "Each pull of the trigger will automatically reload the firearm until the magazine is empty." Why the discrepancy? Miscommunication between the artists and the designers?"Chris Taylor: "The longer answer: Miscommunication. I think the text was written before the art was done, or the art was redone and the text wasn't updated (it's a little fuzzy). Should be '...until the cylinder is empty.' But I'd probably want to rewrite the description completely."(Fallout Bible 8)
* Handguns based on the 10mm from Fallout and Fallout 2 are featured in the TV series. Its functionality is closer to a revolver than an automatic pistol with 12 rounds.
==Sounds==
			
			
==Gallery==
;Fallout
Weapons Vault 13 level 3.png|Vault 13, level 3
Wall lockers The Glow l5.png|The Glow, level 5
10mm pistol The Glow l6.png|The Glow, level 6
Footlocker Tower of Doom.png|Tower of Doom
;Fallout 2
10mm pistol amenities office.jpg|Amenities office
10mm pistol Parlor Room.jpg|Parlor Room
Ammo footlockers Vault 8 l3.jpg|Vault 8, level 3
10mm pistol Desperado.jpg|Desperado, upstairs
Shotgun Shark Club 2nd level.jpg|Shark Club, upstairs
Mrs. Bishops safe Shark Club.jpg|Leslie Anne Bishop's safe
Lighter Wright Estate.jpg|Wright Estate
==References==
Non-game
Category:Fallout Small Guns skill weapons
Category:Fallout 2 Small Guns skill weapons
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