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The combat knife is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics[]

A one-handed bladed melee weapon. Compared to the knife, the combat knife does nearly twice as much damage per strike at a slightly higher attack rate, thus having a higher damage-per-second (DPS) value. It does twice the critical hit damage at twice the critical chance, costs less AP, weighs the same, and has a significantly higher caps value. Conversely, the knife has higher durability and has no Melee Weapons requirement and a requirement of 1 Strength to the combat knife's 50 and 3 respectively.

Visually, the weapon has a long, clip-point blade with serrations along the back intended for cutting rope and small branches. It is considered an improved holdout weapon.

Special attack[]

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

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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
Normal030171.76
Back Slash5021141.5
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 combat knife can successfully strike about 445 times from full condition before breaking.

Variants[]

Comparison[]

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Combat knife 15
48.53.23x215171.84451500500503
Chance's knife 22
91.44.15x222172.64451900900503
Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Locations[]

  • Combat knives are one of the most common melee weapons found across the Mojave Wasteland. They are often randomly spawned in containers and bins and/or can be found in almost all weapon stores.
  • Some Omerta thugs wield them inside the Gomorrah Casino.
  • One in good condition can be found stuck in a blackjack table in the Vikki and Vance Casino. Looking towards the getaway car with the front doors behind, turning right and going through a small doorway in between the corners of the room, in the right corner table is the weapon. If My Kind of Town and the unmarked quest A Team of Moronic Mercenaries haven't been completed, it will be marked as owned, but once the casino has been renovated afterward, it can be taken without Karma loss.
  • There's one on a table in the headquarters building in Cottonwood Cove.
  • Camp McCarran - Cpt. Curtis has one in full condition that can be taken if he is killed during I Put a Spell on You.
  • Orris carries one which can be taken if he is killed instead of hiring him during G.I. Blues.
  • Camp Golf - In the House Resort, in the barracks in a shelf next to the mess hall. It can be taken without Karma penalty.
  • One can be found inside Gomorrah in a "very hard" locked room, on a table beside a prostitute corpse.
  • One can be found in very poor condition on top of a table within Boone's hotel room in Novac.
  • A total of 10 can be obtained in Camp Searchlight, on the corpses of ghoul NCR troopers associated with the quest We Will All Go Together.
  • Sometimes used by the Fiends.
  • One can be found in the second floor of a ruined building in Boulder City beside a couple of skeletons, slightly southwest of the entrance to the Boulder City ruins. There is also a service rifle and a Ranger hat in this building. All three items are in very low condition.
  • Honest Hearts One can be located next to a toolbox, first aid box, and a skeleton. All of which is found inside a boat, underwater, at the Virgin River in Zion Canyon. The combat knife is in near perfect condition.
  • One can be found in the abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker, in the same room where a Dean's Electronics skill book is located.
  • Mojave Outpost - Sgt. Kilborn carries one.
  • During Eureka!, two NCR rangers armed with combat knives will attempt to kill Legate Lanius at his camp but are scripted to be killed by the Legate, allowing their weapons to be looted.
  • Camp Guardian caves - One, next to the crate with C-4 explosives.

Notes[]

The weapon is depicted in the Cowboy perk icon, clenched between Vault Boy's teeth while holding a .357 Magnum revolver in his right hand and a lever-action shotgun in his left hand.

Gallery[]

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