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The switchblade is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics[]

A small pocket knife with a blade held in position with a spring. It does comparatively higher damage to its counterpart in Fallout 3, but still remains one of the weaker melee weapons in Fallout: New Vegas. It is considered a holdout weapon.

Special attack[]

The switchblade has a special Back Slash attack that does 70% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 3 fewer action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).

Legend
Type of attack- Type of attackSkill required- Skill required
Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per action point- Damage per action pointAdditional effects- Additional effects
Type of attackSkill requiredDamage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point costDamage per action point
Normal014180.78
Back Slash509.8150.65
Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

It is possible to execute Back Slash outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.

Durability[]

The switchblade can successfully strike about 495 times from full condition before breaking.

Locations[]

Notes[]

Even though the weapon appears to be a double action "Out the Front" knife, it is a swinguard model. This is due to the fact that the knife has a "lock back" design, which is not used in OTF knives.

Sounds[]

Switchblade icon
Equip
Switchblade icon
Unequip

Gallery[]

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