Weapons

Weapons are at the forefront of all Grand Theft Auto games. Ranging from bare fists to a simple baseball bat to fishing knifes to rocket-propelled grenades to dildos, 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 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the player can increase his/her skill for a particular weapon by practicing, using the weapon either on a shooting range or on real targets. For each individual weapon, the player can achieve three skill-levels: Poor, Gangster and Hitman. On the Hitman skill level, the player is 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 7 main means:

• Picking up weapons that spawn around the map
• Purchasing from Ammu-Nation or other weapon shops
  • For weapons that share ammo, the player can save money by purchasing lots of the cheap weapon (e.g. the Tec-9) to gain lots of ammo for that slot, then purchasing the expensive weapon (e.g. the SMG)
  • In GTA IV and its episodes, the player buys one gun then pays a smaller amount for additional magazines (thrown weapons still need to purchased one at a time at full price)
• Picking up a weapon from killed Pedestrians or police officers
• Weapons spawning as rewards - Once the player have reached certain parts of games, such as obtaining a certain number of Hidden Packages, some weapons spawn at the player's Safehouses
• Weapons being automatically given to the player by other characters, such as those required for a mission
• Entering/exiting certain vehicles, e.g. the Caddy gives the player a golf club and the Police Car gives the player a shotgun.
• Using Cheats to spawn weapons and extra ammo

List of weapons

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-GTA4.png	Pistol	Glock 22, .40 S&W	GTA IV
	Pistol	Glock 17, 9x19mm	GTA Liberty City Stories (only appears in cutscenes in GTA San Andreas)
	Pistol	Beretta 92, 9x19mm	GTA Vice City Stories (the Inox version also appears, but only in cutscenes)
File:Pistol-GTA3.png	Pistol	Pistol, .45ACP	GTA III GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Chinatown Wars
File:CombatPistol-GTA4.png	Pistol	IMI Desert Eagle, .50AE .357 Magnum (GTA IV)	GTA San Andreas GTA IV (only appears in cutscenes in GTA Vice City)
	Pistol	Colt Python, .357 Magnum	GTA Vice City GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA Chinatown Wars
	Pistol	M1911 A1 Silenced, .45ACP	GTA San Andreas
	Pistol	CZ-75 Automatic, 9x19mm	GTA IV (The Lost and Damned)
	Pistol	AMT AutoMag, .44 Magnum	GTA IV (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	Machine Pistol	Intratec Tec DC-9, 9x19mm	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories
File:MicroUzi-GTA3.png	Machine Pistol	IMI Micro Uzi, 9x19mm	GTA III GTA San Andreas GTA IV
	Machine Pistol	Ingram MAC-10, .45ACP	GTA Vice City GTA Liberty City Stories
	Machine Pistol	Silenced MAC-10, .45ACP	GTA Vice City Stories
	Sub Machine Gun	Heckler & Koch MP5A3, 9x19mm Parabellum	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas
	Sub Machine Gun	SP89, 9x19mm	GTA Vice City Stories
	Sub Machine Gun	Heckler & Koch MP5k (k for Kurz (short), shortened version), 9x19mm	GTA Liberty City Stories
File:MP5-GTA4.png	Sub Machine Gun	SW MP10, 9x19mm	GTA IV
	Sub Machine Gun	Micro-SMG (Uzi), 9x19mm	GTA Vice City GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA IV (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	Sub Machine Gun	Scorpion Vt 8, .32ACP	GTA Vice City Stories
	Sub Machine Gun	FN P90, 5.7x28mm	GTA IV (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	Shotgun	Franchi SPAS 12, 12 gauge	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories
	Shotgun	Ithaca 37, 12 gauge	GTA III GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA Chinatown Wars
File:CombatShotgun-GTA4.png	Shotgun	Remington 11-87, 12 gauge	GTA IV
	Shotgun	Sawn-Off Shotgun, 12 gauge	GTA San Andreas GTA IV (The Lost and Damned)
	Shotgun	Serbu Super Shorty, 12 gauge	GTA Vice City GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA IV
	Shotgun	Dao-12 Streetsweeper, 12 gauge	GTA IV (The Lost and Damned)
	Shotgun	AA-12, 12 gauge	GTA IV (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
File:AK-47-GTA3.png	Assault Rifle	AK-47, 7.62x39mm	GTA III GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA IV GTA Chinatown Wars
	Assault Rifle	Colt Model 733, 5.56x45mm	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Chinatown Wars
File:CarbineRifle-GTA4.png	Assault Rifle	M4A1, 5.56x45mm	GTA IV
File:AssaultRifle-GTAVCS.png	Assault Rifle	M16A1, 5.56x45mm	GTA III GTA Vice City Stories
	Assault Rifle	Ruger Mini-14 GB-F, 5.56x45mm	GTA Vice City
File:SniperRifle-GTA4.png	Sniper Rifle	Bolt Action Sniper Rifle, 7.62x51mm	GTA III GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA IV (Appears in minigames in GTA Chinatown Wars)
	Sniper Rifle	Winchester Model 1892	GTA San Andreas
	Sniper Rifle	M21, 7.62x51mm	GTA Vice City Stories
	Sniper Rifle	H&K MSG90, 7.62x51mm	GTA Vice City GTA Liberty City Stories
File:Dragunov-GTAVCS.png	Sniper Rifle	Dragunov SVD, 7.62x54mmR	GTA Vice City Stories
File:PSG-1-GTA4.png	Sniper Rifle	H&K PSG-1, 7.62x51mm	GTA IV
	Sniper Rifle	DSR-1	GTA IV (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	Heavy	GEC M134 Minigun, 7.62x51mm	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA Chinatown Wars
	Heavy	M-60, 7.62x51mm	GTA Vice City GTA Liberty City Stories
	Heavy (Assault Rifle in TBoGT)	M249 Squad Automatic Weapon [SAW], 5.56x45mm	GTA Vice City Stories GTA IV (The Ballad of Gay Tony)
File:RocketLauncher-GTA4.png	Heavy	RPG-7 Rocket Launcher, 40mm	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA IV
	Heavy	M72 Light Antitank Weapon [LAW] Rocket Launcher	GTA III GTA Vice City Stories
	Heavy	SA-7 Grail Anti-Aircraft Missile Launcher	GTA San Andreas
	Heavy	HK69A1 Grenade Launcher, 40mm	GTA IV (The Lost and Damned & The Ballad of Gay Tony)
	Heavy	Flamethrower	GTA III GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA Chinatown Wars
File:FistIcon (GTA IV).png	Melee	Fist (Unarmed)	All GTA Games
	Melee	Knife	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA IV
File:BaseballBat-GTA4.png	Melee	Baseball Bat	GTA III Era, GTA IV, GTA Chinatown Wars
File:Tommy Vercetti chainsaw.jpg	Melee	Chainsaw	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories GTA Chinatown Wars
	Melee	Katana	GTA Vice City GTA San Andreas GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories
	Melee	Machete	GTA Vice City GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories
File:Hockey Stick.jpg	Melee	Hockey Stick	GTA Liberty City Stories
File:Axe LCS.png	Melee	Fire Axe	GTA Liberty City Stories GTA Vice City Stories
	Futuristic	ElectroGun	GTA 2

• Brass Knuckles
• Cane
• Hammer
• Chisel
• Meat Cleaver
• Screwdriver
• Golf Club
• Gaff Hook
• Butterfly Knife
• Satchel Charges
• Sword
• Tazer

Miscellaneous "weapons"

• Dildo
• Detonator
• Camera
• Spray Can
• Fire Extinguisher
• Night Vision
• Thermal Vision
• Parachute
• Vibrator
• Flowers

Beta weapons

• Skateboard
• Barrel
• Electric Baton

Individual Games

• Weapons in GTA 1
• Weapons in GTA 2
• Weapons in GTA III
• Weapons in GTA Vice City
• Weapons in GTA Advance
• Weapons in GTA San Andreas
• Weapons in GTA Liberty City Stories
• Weapons in GTA Vice City Stories
• Weapons in GTA IV
• Weapons in The Lost and Damned
• Weapons in The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Weapons in GTA Chinatown Wars

See Also

• Beta Weapons