Pistol (DX)

"A standard 10mm pistol."

- description of Pistol

The IMM Austin is the most common firearm weapon in Deus Ex.

Background
The IMM Austin is a powerful sidearm used by paramilitary forces all over the world in 2052. It is a semi automatic with a single-stack magazine which uses the 10mm auto cartridge.

By 2072, the 10mm IMM Austin has been generally replaced by Mako Ballistics' 9mm pistol.

Characteristics
It's an average weapon if unmodified: its accuracy makes it difficult to aim past short range (if you haven't upgraded your Pistol skills to Advanced); its small magazine makes it difficult to kill multiple opponents before having to reload and its recoil makes it difficult to fire follow-up shots with good accuracy. A vanilla 10mm pistol will serve its purpose as a sidearm, but is inefficient as a primary weapon.

Hovewer if pistol is upgraded, it can be extremely deadly. Accuracy upgrades will make the it almost as accurate as a sniper rifle, clip mods can give it a max of 11 rounds per magazine, recoil reducers can make it easy to fire quick follow-up shots, and a scope can turn it into a long-range weapon. An upgraded pistol can be extremely powerful as a primary or secondary weapon, but has two drawbacks: 10mm ammo becomes rare near the end of the game and the pistol cannot be silenced.

Locations

 * Liberty Island, the player will spawn with this when he starts the game.
 * Liberty Island, used by NSF and UNATCO troops.
 * Majestic-12 laboratory, used by Majestic-12 guards.
 * VersaLife, used by VersaLife security guards.

Behind the scenes

 * Only named pistol in-game, the real name of this weapon is IMM Austin. It's shown on the slide of the pistol, clearly visible during the reloading.
 * The name IMM Austin is a reference to the 1997 science fiction action-comedy film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
 * IMM Austin is also a reference to the Glock pistol since it have a similar design and its texture file is named "glock".

Pistolet (DX)