Pistol (DX)

"A standard 10mm pistol."

- description of Pistol

The pistol is the most common firearm weapon in Deus Ex.

Background
The pistol 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 it has been generally replaced by Mako Ballistics' 9mm pistol.

Characteristics
It's generally an average weapon if completely 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 the 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 it 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 they start the game.
 * Liberty Island, used by NSF and UNATCO troops.
 * Liberty Island MJ12 lab, used by Majestic-12 guards.
 * VersaLife, used by VersaLife security guards.

Behind the scenes

 * The pistol is similar in design to the family of Glock pistols. Moreover, its texture file is named "glock".

Gallery
Pistolet (DX)