In this Red Dead Redemption 2 Weapons Guide, we will guide you on how you can obtain all weapons in Red Dead Redemption 2. Weapons are an integral part of the combat system in Red Dead Redemption 2 and it is vital that you keep a stock of the best weapons that are found in the game. For this, you will need to do a little hunting, complete story chapters and perform certain tasks.
We have curated this Red Dead Redemption 2 Weapons Guide for you in which we have detailed everything that you need to know about weapons that are present in the game and how you can obtain them. We will share the weapon names, their locations if they need to be found or the process of unlocking them if they need to be unlocked first. It is good to mention that this guide might contain slight spoilers although we have tried to keep as spoiler-free as possible.
Weapons Guide – Red Dead Redemption 2
Our Red Dead Redemption 2 Weapons Guide details everything that you need to know about weapons and how you can obtain all weapons that are currently present in the game.
In total, Red Dead Redemption features 59 weapons of different sorts. Some of them can be purchased from gunsmiths around the game map but some of them can only be obtained once they have been unlocked after reaching a certain part of the main story or completing some extra tasks. Your compendium tracks all the weapons that you have obtained in the game.
We have detailed all of them below.
Pistols
This section of the guide lists all the pistols found in the game.
Volcanic Pistol
Unlocked after completing Chapter 1 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Half-Automatic Pistol
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 4 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Mauser-Pistol
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 5 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Midnight’s Pistol (Missable)
Kill the Legendary Gunslinger Billy Midnight and pick up his pistol afterwards. If you miss this, you cannot obtain it later.
Revolvers
This section of the guide lists all the revolvers in the game.
Cattleman Revolver
This is your first weapon in the game and you start with this revolver.
Double-Action-Revolver
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 2 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Schofield-Revolver
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 2 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game. However, you can also find in in a weapon case in Valentine during the backroom-robbery of the drug store.
Otis Miller’s Revolver
Head out to north of Cholla Springs and you will find in hidden inside a chest.
Micah’s Revolver
Once you complete Epilogue 2, head back to Mount Hagen and obtain the weapon from the frozen corpse.
Calloway’s Revolver (Missable)
You will be able to obtain this revolver at the end of the Legendary Gunslinger’s side mission. If you miss at this point, you will not be able to get it later.
Flaco’s Revolver (Missable)
Defeat the Legendary Gunslinger Flaco Hernandez and pick up his revolver. If you miss this chance, you will not get it later.
Granger’s Revolver (Missable)
Defeat the Legendary Gunslinger Emmet Granger and pick up her revolver. If you miss at this point, you will not be able to obtain it later.
Algernon’s Revolver (Missable)
Complete the side mission given to you by Algernon Wasp located in a greenhouse on the backyard of a big, blue house north of Saint-Dennis.
Bow
This section lists the only bow that is present in the game.
Standard Bow
This is the only bow in the game and you will automatically obtain in the very first chapter of the game.
Melee Weapons
This section of the guide lists all the melee weapons found in the game.
Fists
You start with them in the game. (Duh!)
Hunting Knife
You start the game with it.
War Hatchet
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 5 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Machete
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 5 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Butcher Hatchet
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 5 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Stone War Hatchet
To unlock this very special melee weapon, you must complete a certain mission in GTA Online.
Broken Pirate Sword
Head to the small island located south of Saint Denis Bridge and find the shipwreck there. This sword is located on this shipwreck.
Civil War Knife
This is found in the basement of Fort Brennand. The fort is located south west of Van Horn.
Jaw Bone Knife
Find all 30 dinosaur bones to unlock it.
Wide Knife
Head to the west of Mount Shann and find it on the corpse in Beryls-Dream Mine.
Horn Handle Knife
Head to the north west of Hanging-Dog Ranch and find the body of a dead bear lying there. The knife is on its body.
Rusty Double-Edge Hatchet
Head north from coal mine and you will find this hatchet on a tree stump. This is in Annesburg.
Viking Hatchet
Head to the north-east of Beaver Hollow and you will come to a grave. The hatchet is on the grave.
Rusty Hunter Throwing Hatchet
This is found on a tree stump between Elysian Pool and O’Creagh’s Run. Look near the hut for it.
Hunter Throwing Hatchet
Head south from Window Rock and you will find it on a tree stump.
Meat Cleaver
It is sitting on a tree stump on the south side of the Moonstone Pond.
Double-Edge Hatchet
Head north-west of the Wallace Station and you will find it sitting on a tree stump.
Throwables
This section of the guide lists all the throwables found in the game.
Throwing Knife
It is unlocked automatically quite early in the main story.
Tomahawk
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 2 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Fire Bottle
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 2 of the main story. You can craft it at camp fires using Alcoholic Spirit and Animal Fat.
Dynamite
It is given to you in Chapter 1.
Ancient Tomahawk
To get the Ancietn Tomahawk, head to the east side of Wapiti Indian Reservoir. There you will come to the Calumet Valley. Head to the east section of the valley and you will find the Ancient Tomahawk on a broken target.
Repeaters
This section of the guide details all the repeaters in the game.
Carbine Repeater
Given to you in Chapter 1.
Lancaster Repeater
Given to you in Chapter 2.
Litchfield Repeater
Given to you in Chapter 6.
Rifles
This section of the guide details all the rifles found in the game.
Varmint-Rifle
Unlocked after completing Chapter 1 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Springfield Rifle
Unlocked after completing Chapter 1 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Bolt-Action Rifle
Given to you in Chapter 3.
Sniper Rifles
This section of the guide lists all the shotguns found in the game.
Rolling-Block Rifle
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 2 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Carcano Rifle
Unlocked after completing the ‘Goodbye, Dear Friend’ mission. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Rare Rolling-Block Rifle (Missable)
You can pick it up during a certain mission in Chapter 3. Kill the sniper shooting at you from the shed and pick up his sniper rifle. It cannot be obtained later in the game.
Shotguns
This section of the guide lists all the shotguns featured in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Double-Barreled Shotgun
Unlocked right from the start of the game but you can purchase it after completing the Chapter 1 and getting access to a Gunsmith.
Sawed-Off Shotgun
Given to you in Chapter 1.
Pump-Action Shotgun
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 2 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Half-Automatic Shotgun
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 4 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Repeater Shotgun
Unlocked after reaching a specific point in Chapter 6 of the main story. Purchase it from any Gunsmith in the game.
Rare Shotgun (Missable)
During chapter 2, if you head to a hut in the north of Annesburg a person will start shooting at you. Kill him to get his shotgun.
We are adding more guns to this guide. Make sure to check back soon to see the location of remaining eight weapons in the game.
Weapon Upgrades
Apart from buying weapons, you can also purchase different upgrades from any Gunsmiths found in the game. We have detailed these upgrades below.
Upgraded Bandolier
This upgrade will permanently increase your capacity for carrying 50% more ammo for repeater, rifle and shotgun ammo.
Upgraded Holster
This upgrade will permanently slow down degradation for all weapons by 20%. Highly recommended upgrade.
Upgraded Gun Belt
This upgrade increases your ammo capacity for pistols and revolvers by 50%.
Gun Oil
Gun oil is used for maintaining your gun. You will need this often so make sure that you keep some in stock all the time. It is not that expensive as well.
Make sure that you check out more Red Dead Redemption 2 guides detailed below.
- Cigarette Card Locations Guide
- All Stranger Missions Guide
- Crafting Recipes Guide
- Horses Guide
- Cooking Recipes Guide
- Gold Medals Guide
- Weapons Guide
- Satchel Crafting Guide
- Trophy/Achievement Guide – All Trophies for 100% Completion
- Fishing Guide
- Hunting Guide
- Combat Guide
- Crimes Guide
- Beginner’s Guide
This concludes our Red Dead Redemption 2 Weapons Guide. If you want to add anything to this guide, feel free to use the comments section below.
