Throwing Knives

No stats published for this weapon.

• ◆The stealth benefit of Throwing knives is useless while playing bounty hunting missions, because as soon as the player kills someone, Marston immediately yells at the bounty to give up. The stealth of the Throwing knife is also somewhat useless in towns, such as Blackwater, because the townspeople can witness the players murders even through the walls/floors of buildings.
• ◆NPCs can throw knives remarkably far, most often seen while playing the Tesoro Azul hideout in Multiplayer. There, a few Banditos, including Benito Penagarza and Yago Alejandres, will throw them from horseback and can throw and hit from 140 yards away. Two hits usually equals one kill, making them even more deadly than gun-wielding enemies.
• ◆Using Dead Eye for the Throwing knives in Multiplayer has been patched.
• ◆In Multiplayer, this is the only Thrown Weapon that cannot be made golden. However, it does appear to have a noticeably golden handle.
• ◆Looting an NPC killed with a Throwing Knife will result in the Throwing Knife being added to the player's inventory again. The knife however, will stay in the NPC's body. It happens with the Tomahawk as well.
• ◆Hitting certain areas on an NPC with the knife will cause them to stagger a few inches then begin to unleash gunfire on Marston.
• ◆When performing an execution on a person with a throwing knife, the person will be stabbed either in front or in their back, depending on which angle the player performed the execution. However, if he performs the 'loot body' function afterwards, then they will receive a throwing knife, which helps getting a throwing knife for free.
• ◆The knives used in Five Finger Fillet appear to be larger versions of the Throwing Knife.
• ◆In cutscenes where NPCs wield knives, most will use a scaled-up version of the throwing knife rather than a regular Hunting Knife. For example:
• ◆Seth Briars holds a throwing knife to Moses Forth when he is threatening him during "Exhuming and Other Fine Hobbies".
• ◆The Stranger uses a throwing knife to hold a girl hostage during his duel in "Lucky in Love".
• ◆Luisa Fortuna wields a throwing knife as she charges at Raul Zubieta and his men in "An Appointed Time".