Weapons

Weapons are at the forefront of all Grand Theft Auto games. Ranging from a simple baseball bat to fishing knives to rocket-propelled grenades to vibrators, there are many different weapons throughout the series. This article mainly details weapons in the GTA III era and Grand Theft Auto IV.

Weapon Skill

In GTA San Andreas, you can increase your skill for a particular weapon by practising, using the weapon either on a shooting range or on real targets. For each individual weapon you can achieve three skill-levels: Poor, Gangster and Hitman. On the Hitman skill level, you will be able to fire lighter weapons whilst walking, as well as being able to double-wield certain weapons (one in each hand).

Obtaining Weapons

Weapons can be obtained by 6 main means:

  • Picking up weapons that spawn around the map
  • Purchasing from Ammu-Nation or other weapon shops - You can purchase certain weapons using your money, however not all weapons are available and the cost can be quite high
  • Picking up a weapon from a killed pedestrian or police officer
  • Weapons spawning as rewards - Once you have reached certain parts of games, such as obtaining a certain number of Hidden Packages, some weapons will spawn at your Safehouses
  • Weapons being automatically given to the player by other characters, such as those required for a mission
  • Using Cheats to spawn weapons and extra ammo

Weapon List

This is a list of weapons and weapon types in GTA III era games and GTA IV Era games. Not all of them are available in all games. They are grouped by the weapon slots from GTA San Andreas.

Image Weapon Type Name Appearance
File:Pistol IV.JPG Pistol Glock 21 .45 ACP GTA IV
Pistol Glock 17 9mm GTA Liberty City Stories (only appears in cutscenes in GTA San Andreas)
File:BerettaPistol.jpg Pistol Berreta 92FS 9mm GTA Vice City Stories (the Inox version also appears, but only in cutscenes)
File:Pistol SA.JPG Pistol M1911 A1 .45ACP GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:Desert Eagle IV.JPG Pistol Desert Eagle .50AE/.357 (GTA IV) GTA San Andreas, GTA IV (only appears in cutscenes in GTA Vice City)
File:Colt Phyton IV.JPG Pistol Colt Python .357 GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:9mmSilenciator.JPG Pistol Silenced 9mm GTA San Andreas
File:Cz.PNG Pistol CZ 75 GTA IV (The Lost and Damned)
File:Tec-9 VC.JPG Machine Pistol Tec-9 9mm GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories
File:Micro Uzi III.JPG Machine Pistol Micro Uzi 9mm GTA III, GTA San Andreas, GTA IV
File:Mac-10 LCS.JPG Machine Pistol MAC-10 9mm GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories
File:Mac-10 silenced VCS.JPG Machine Pistol Silenced Mac-10 9mm GTA Vice City Stories
File:MP5.jpg Sub Machine Gun MP5 9mm GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas
File:MP5K VCS.JPG Sub Machine Gun SP89 9mm GTA Vice City Stories
File:MP5K LCS.JPG Sub Machine Gun Heckler & Koch MP5K (K for Kurz, shortened version) 9mm GTA Liberty City Stories
File:MP5 IV.JPG Sub Machine Gun SW MP10 9mm Grand Theft Auto IV
File:Micro-SMG VC.JPG Sub Machine Gun Micro-SMG (Uzi) GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories
File:Skorpion VCS.JPG Sub Machine Gun Scorpion Vz 8 .32ACP GTA Vice City Stories
File:SPAS 12 VC.JPG Shotgun SPAS 12 12g GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories
File:Shotgun LCS.JPG Shotgun Pump Action Shotgun 399g GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories, GTA IV, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:Stubby Shotgun SA.JPG Shotgun Sawn-Off Shotgun 399g GTA San Andreas, GTA IV (The Lost and Damned)
File:Stubby Shotgun VC.JPG Shotgun Stubby Shotgun GTA Vice City, GTA Vice City Stories, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA IV
Shotgun Dao-12 Streetsweeper GTA IV (The Lost and Damned)
File:AK47 LCS.JPG Assault Rifle AK-47 7.62x39mm GTA III, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories, GTA IV, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:M4 LCS.JPG Assault Rifle AR-15 5.56x45mm GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA IV, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:M163.JPG Assault Rifle M16 GTA III, GTA Vice City Stories
File:Ruger VC.JPG Assault Rifle Ruger Mini-14 GB-F 5.56x45 NATO GTA Vice City
File:Sniper Rifle.jpg Sniper Rifle 7.62x54mm Bolt Action Sniper Rifle GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA IV, (Appears in minigames in GTA Chinatown Wars)
File:SniperRifleVCS.jpg Sniper Rifle M21 GTA Vice City Stories
File:Dragunov.jpg Sniper Rifle Dragunov GTA Vice City Stories
File:PSG1 LCS.JPG Sniper Rifle H&K PSG-1 7.62x54mm GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA IV
File:Minigun LCS.JPG Heavy GEC M134 Minigun 5.56x45mm GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:M60 LCS.JPG Heavy M-60 7.62x51mm GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories
File:M249.JPG Heavy M249 GTA Vice City Stories
File:Grenade Launcher.jpg Heavy RPG-7 Rocket Launcher 40mm GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA IV
File:M72law.jpg Heavy M72 LAW Rocket Launcher GTA III, GTA Vice City Stories
File:HeatSeekingRL.jpg Heavy Heat Seeking Rocket Launcher GTA San Andreas
File:Grenadelauncher.JPG Heavy Grenade Launcher GTA IV (The Lost and Damned)
File:Flamethrower4.jpg Heavy Flamethrower GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories,GTA Chinatown Wars
File:Knife.jpg Melee Knife Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City Stories, Vice City Stories, GTA IV
File:Bat VC.JPG Melee Baseball Bat GTA III era, GTA IV, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:Tommy Vercetti chainsaw.jpg Melee Chainsaw Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City Stories, Vice City Stories, GTA Chinatown Wars

Individual Games