Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas is still considered one of the best games in the franchise over a decade after its release. Fans are returning to the Mojave Wasteland after the success of the Fallout TV show. If you're coming back to the game or visiting the neon streets of New Vegas for the first time, it's good to brush up on the game mechanics. New Vegas remains a deep RPGs with a lot going on.

Holdout Weapons are very useful when visiting certain areas. They can be the difference between life and death. This guide will explain how they work and list all possible holdout weapons in Fallout: New Vegas.

Holdout Weapons Explained

When the courier visits certain areas in New Vegas, their weapons will be confiscated to keep them in check. This will end in the choice of handing them all over or keeping your holdout weapons. The world of New Vegas can be violent, so it's always a good idea to keep some weapons on you as protection.

Selecting to keep them will hold on to certain guns and knives in your inventory just in case. Your Sneak skill will change what holdout weapons you can hold onto. The areas where your weapons will be confiscated are the following.

Gomorrah Casino
The Tops Casino
Ultra-Luxe Casino
The Fort
Camp McCarran Interrogation Room

Most of these areas are the casinos on the New Vegas strip. All the casinos have quests that can break out into combat. Taking out a holdout weapon in view of guards will start a fight, so be smart when exploring casino interiors. Mister Holdout is a shady trader standing near the Gomorrah entrance. He will sell you holdout weapons and ammo.

Holdout Weapons

These are all the holdout weapons you can get into areas with less than 50 Sneak skill.

Brass Knuckles
Cosmic Knife
Cosmic Knife Clean
Cosmic Knife Super-heated
Figaro
Knife
Li'l Devil
Love and Hate
MFC Grenade
Nuka Grenade
Police Pistol
Silenced.22 Pistol
Spiked Knuckles
Straight Razor
Switchblade
Throwing Knife
Tin Grenade

Improved Holdout Weapons

Improved holdout weapons are slightly stronger and can only be brought into areas when you have over 50 sneak.

.357 Magnum Revolver
.44 Magnum Revolver
.45 Auto Pistol
5.56mm Pistol
9mm Pistol
10mm Pistol
A Light Shining in Darkness
Bowie Knife
Blood-Nap
C-4 Plastic Explosive
Chance's Knife
Chopper
Cleaver
Combat Knife
Compliance Regulator
Corrosive Glove
Detonator
Dr. Klein's Glove
Dr. Mobius' Glove
Dynamite
Fat Mine
Fire Bomb
Flare Gun
Flash Bang
Frag Grenade
Greased Lightning
Hatchet
Industrial Hand
Laser Pistol
Laser Pistol (GRA)
Lead Pipe
Long-Fuse Dynamite
Loyal's Detonator
Lucky
Maria
MF Hyperbreeder Alpha
MFC Cluster
Mysterious Magnum
Pew Pew
Plasma Grenade
Plasma Pistol
Plasma Pistol (GRA)
Police Baton
Power Fist
Power Fist (GRA)
Pulse Grenade
Ripper
Ripper (GRA)
Salt-Upon-Wounds' Power Fist
Saturnite Fist
Saturnite Fist Super-Heated
Sawed-Off Shotgun
Scientist Glove
She's Embrace
Sleepytyme
Sonic Emitter
Sterilizer Glove
The Humble Cudgel
Time Bomb, High Yield
Tire Iron
War Club
Yao Guai Gauntlet

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Released: October 19, 2010
ESRB: M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
Developer(s): Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher(s): Bethesda
Engine: Gamebryo
Franchise: Fallout