Versteckte Waffe

Holdout weapons is a term used to describe weapons which can be brought into certain "weapon-free" areas — primarily the three Strip casinos (Gomorrah, The Tops, and Ultra-Luxe)— without being taken from the player. What weapons are classified as "holdouts" depends on the player's Schleichen skill, with one list for all players regardless of skill level, and another for players with a skill level of 50 or above. Internally these lists are referred to as "Holdout Weapons" and "Improved Holdout Weapons", respectively.

Overview

At certain points in the course of the game, the Kurier may have their weapons confiscated from them. In some of these situations the player will be presented with an option to retain some of their weapons in the form of a dialogue option which usually ends with the text "<keep holdout weapons>". Selecting this option will allow the player to retain a small subset of their weapons; what weapons are retained depends on the player's Schleichen skill.

The most common locations where the "holdout" option is offered are The Strip's three functioning casinos, but a number of other locations will offer the option when entered. The complete list of locations is:

• Gomorrah
• The Tops
• Ultra-Luxe
• Das Fort
• Camp McCarran interrogation room (when interrogating Silus)

Holdout Weapons

See also: Category:Fallout: New Vegas holdout weapons

These weapons are always able to be concealed and brought into "weapon-free" areas, regardless of the player's Sneak skill. Many of these weapons can be purchased from the merchant Mister Holdout, who can be found near the entrance of the Gomorrah casino.

Legend
	- Weapon name			- Action Point cost
	- Ammunition used			- Damage per Action Point
	- Weapon damage			- Weight
	- Damage per second			- Weapon skill
	- Explosion damage			- Is weapon silent?
	- Effect damage

Brass knuckles		18	36.9			18	2.0	1	Unbewaffnet
Cosmic knife		12	36			20	1.2	1	Melee
Cosmic knife clean		15	45			20	1.5	1	Melee
Cosmic knife super-heated		14	42			20	1.4	1	Melee
Figaro		8	33.2			17	0.9	1	Melee
Knife		8	24			20	0.8	1	Melee
Li'l Devil	12.7mm	45	146.3			15	3.3	3	Guns
Love and Hate		30	75.8			19	3.2	1	Unbewaffnet
MFC grenade		1	52.5	75		35	2.2	0.5	Sprengstoff
Nuka-grenade		1	228	350	+2 /5s	24	15.0	0.5	Sprengstoff
Police pistol	.357 mag	30	60			19	1.6	3	Guns
Silenced .22 pistol	.22LR	9	31.5			17	0.5	3	Guns
Spiked knuckles		25	59.2			19	2.6	1	Unbewaffnet
Straight razor		5	18.5			18	0.6	1	Melee
Switchblade		7	14			18	0.4	1	Melee
Throwing knife		15	48.2			20	0.8	0.5	Melee
Tin grenade		1	65	100		35	2.9	0.5	Sprengstoff

Note: Unique weapons are highlighted with a darker background.

Note: Nahkampfwaffen and Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Improved Holdout Weapons

See also: Category:Fallout: New Vegas improved holdout weapons

These weapons can be brought into "weapon-free" areas if the player has a Schleichen skill of 50 or above. Bonuses from temporary effects, such as ¡La Fantoma! or Stealth Boys, are counted when determining the player's skill level.

Note that this list does not replace the "standard" list of holdout weapons; weapons from the "standard" holdout weapons list are always able to be brought into "weapon-free" areas, regardless of skill.

Legend
	- Weapon name			- Action Point cost
	- Ammunition used			- Damage per Action Point
	- Weapon damage			- Weight
	- Damage per second			- Weapon skill
	- Explosion damage			- Is weapon silent?
	- Effect damage

.357 magnum revolver	.357 mag	26	45.5			26	1.0	2	Guns
.44 magnum revolver	.44 mag	36	67.5			25	1.4	3.5	Guns
.45 Auto pistol	.45 Auto	29	79.8			17	1.7	1.5	Guns
5.56mm pistol	5.56mm	28	77			21	1.3	5	Guns
9mm pistol	9mm	16	50			17	0.9	1.5	Guns
10mm pistol	10mm	22	60.5			17	1.3	3	Guns
A Light Shining in Darkness	.45 Auto	33	144.4			15	2.2	1.2	Guns
Bowie knife		23	79.6			20	2.3	1	Melee
Blood-Nap		30	110.8			17	3.5	1	Melee
C-4 plastic explosive		1	81.9	250				0.5	Sprengstoff
Chance's knife		22	91.4			17	2.6	1	Melee
Chopper		14	54.9			22	0.6	2	Melee
Cleaver		7	17.8			22	1.3	2	Melee
Combat knife		15	48.5			17	1.8	1	Melee
Compliance Regulator	SEC	8	30		Paralysis/10s	15	0.5	3	Melee
Corrosive glove		21	22.9			28	1.5	4	Unbewaffnet
Detonator	C-4							0.5	Sprengstoff
Dr. Klein's glove		34	46.4		-5 EW/30s -2 STÄ/30s	18	3.8	4	Unbewaffnet
Dr. Mobius' glove		28	38.2		-5 EW/30s -2 STÄ/30s	15	3.7	3	Unbewaffnet
Dynamite		1	30.8	75		24	3.2	0.3	Sprengstoff
Fat mine		5	148.4	450	+10 /12s			3.25	Sprengstoff
Fire bomb		1	12.5	20	+4 /8s	24	1.0	0.5	Sprengstoff
Flare gun	FF	10	18.5		+1 /10s	30	0.4	2	EW
Flash bang		1	0.7			24	0.04	0.5	Sprengstoff
Frag grenade		1	82.2	125		24	5.3	0.5	Sprengstoff
Greased Lightning		32	96			28	2.3	6	Unbewaffnet
Hatchet		16	40.6			22	1.4	2	Nahkampfwaffen
Industrial hand		50	160			65	1.5	10	Unbewaffnet
Laser pistol	SEC	12	45			15	0.8	3	EW
Laser pistol (GRA)	SEC	12	45			15	0.8	3	EW
Lead pipe		22	55.8			24	1.8	3	Nahkampfwaffen
Long-fuse dynamite		1	30.8	75		24	3.2	0.5	Sprengstoff
Loyal's detonator		0	0					0.5	Sprengstoff
Lucky	.357 mag	30	82.5			17	1.8	2.5	Guns
Maria	9mm	20	75			15	1.3	1.5	Guns
MF Hyperbreeder Alpha	MFB	25	175			20	3.8	7	Energiewaffen
MFC cluster		6	297.4	450				0.5	Sprengstoff
Mysterious Magnum	.44 mag	42	102.4			22	1.9	4	Guns
Pew Pew	SEC	75	150			35	2.1	3	Energiewaffen
Plasma grenade		1	147.4	225		24	9.4	0.5	Sprengstoff
Plasma pistol	SEC	33	57.8			30	1.1	3	Energiewaffen
Plasma pistol (GRA)	SEC	33	57.8			30	1.1	3	Energiewaffen
Police baton		10	27.7			23	0.8	2	Melee
Power fist		40	43.6			28	2.9	6	Unbewaffnet
Power fist (GRA)		40	43.6			28	2.9	6	Unbewaffnet
Pulse grenade		1	7.2	10	+200	24	0.5	0.5	Sprengstoff
Ripper		50	50			65	1.5	6	Melee
Ripper (GRA)		30	28			65	1.5	6	Melee
Salt-Upon-Wounds' power fist		45	64.4		+3 /10s	25	4.8	6	Unbewaffnet
Saturnite fist		35	63			25	2.8	4	Unbewaffnet
Saturnite fist super-heated		55	90.8			25	4.4	4	Unbewaffnet
Sawed-off shotgun	12 ga	100	234.4			37	2.7	4	Guns
Scientist glove		21	28.6			28	1.5	2	Unbewaffnet
She's Embrace		25	44			20	2.5	10	Unbewaffnet
Sleepytyme	10mm	22	220			22	4.0	5	Guns
Sonic emitter - Gabriel's bark	SEC	55	56.9		+20	30	1.8	2	Energiewaffen
Sonic emitter - opera singer	SEC	55	56.9		+20	30	1.8	2	Energiewaffen
Sonic emitter - revelation	SEC	31	32.1		+20	30	1.0	2	Energiewaffen
Sonic emitter - robo-scorpion	SEC	65	67.2		+20	30	2.2	2	Energiewaffen
Sonic emitter - tarantula	SEC	60	62.1		+20	30	2.0	2	Energiewaffen
Sterilizer glove		21	28.6			28	1.5	3	Unbewaffnet
The Humble Cudgel		26	72			21	2.5	3	Melee
Time bomb, high yield		1	130.8	400				0.5	Sprengstoff
Tire iron		15	34.6			27	1.1	3	Melee
Two-Step Goodbye		70	76.4			28	5.0	6	Unbewaffnet
War club		19	57			21	1.8	3	Melee
Yao guai gauntlet		20	32.6			22	1.8	10	Unbewaffnet

Note: Unique weapons are highlighted with a darker background.

Note: Nahkampfwaffen and Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Notes

• If choosing the holdout dialogue option, weapons carried by companions will be confiscated based on the player's Sneak skill, not that of their companion(s).
• There are only two holdout weapons which companion Lily Bowen is capable of using: frag grenades and plasma grenades. This is due to a restriction placed on Lily which limits what weapons she can use, primarily limiting her to heavy weapons such as the minigun.
• When you are disarmed when entering "weapon-free" areas, all confiscated weapons are stripped of their associated keybinding(s). As a result, you must re-keybind your weapons when you retrieve them.
• Players can bring their own weapons without being confiscated into the casinos, after following the correct path of their quest.
  • Tops- Convince Swank to let you deal with Benny in Ring-a-Ding-Ding!.
  • Gomorrah- Follow Cachino's path to deal with the bosses during Schweigen ist Gold.
  • Ultra-Luxe- Find a sponsor to let you join White Glove Society during Jenseits des Fleisches.

Being seen with a weapon drawn in the casinos without completing the appropriate quest or task will make the families hostile and affect the reputation with White Glove Society if you are in Ultra-Luxe, but you can draw any weapon when confronting Silus or in The Fort.

• Weapons which are also Quest Items (such as the missing laser pistol) cannot be confiscated regardless of sneak skill.

Bugs

• The companion-specific versions of some improved holdout weapons are not included in these lists, and will be confiscated when these companions enter casinos. This includes Nahkampfwaffen such as Cass's combat knife and Raul's lead pipe, which differ from the normal versions only in that they cannot be taken by the player.
• ED-E's integrated weapons can be brought into weapons-free areas as holdout weapons, but only if the player's Sneak skill is below 50. This is caused by ED-E's weapons being included on the holdout weapons list but not the improved holdout weapons list.
• Rex's Bite "weapon" is not classified as a holdout weapon and will be confiscated.