Fortnite

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Fortnite Fortnite Cover Art Release Date: July 25, 2017 Developer: Epic Games Publisher: Gearbox Software Platforms: PC Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch iOS and Andriod Genre: Third-Person Survival Shooter

The following weapons appear in the video game Fortnite:

Introduction

Fortnite is a 2017 video game developed by Epic Games. The game has been released as different software packages featuring different game modes that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine. The game modes include Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative shooter-survival game for up to four players to fight off zombie-like husks and defend objects with fortifications they can build, and Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play battle royale game where up to 100 players fight in increasingly-smaller spaces to be the last person standing, very similar to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. Both game modes were released in 2017 as early access titles; Save the World is available only for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, while Battle Royale has been released for those platforms, Nintendo Switch, and iOS devices with Android support expected in mid-2018.

Players can use a variety of different firearms in Fortnite, each with their own stats, abilities, and advantages. Most of the weapons bear a strong resemblance to real-world firearms, although with some cartoonish and simplistic alterations. Some weapons are sort of "Frankenguns", that is, they bear characteristics of several distinct guns mixed together.

This page will attempt to cover the weapon models used in the game since some of the in-game weapons share the same models and while others have different models depending on their rarity.

Handguns

Beretta/Colt hybrid pistol

The weakest and most basic of the handguns, simply called "Pistol", bears resemblance to the M1911 and the Beretta 92 series, although its front and rear sights are largely exaggerated, and the in-game model appears to have no safety on the back of the grip. The slide lock also appears much shorter and farther forward on the gun's body, largely due to the gun's cartoonish nature. It is available in Common, Uncommon, and Rare versions. It uses Light Bullets, and offers weak to moderate damage. In Save the World, it is the main model for the "Semi-Auto Pistol" series.

Beretta 92FS

Colt M1911

Concept art of the pistol in Fortnite. Note the 92FS-like ejection port.

Colt Police Positive

A Colt Police Positive-like revolver with custom engravings appears as the "Revolver" in Battle Royale. It is available in Common, Uncommon and Rare variants, and uses Medium Bullets (it used Light Bullets prior to patch 2.5.0). In Save the World, it is the main model for the "Six Shooter" series. Depending on what tier the weapon is at, it can offer varying degrees of damage that is at least twice as much as the pistol, but at the cost of a sluggish fire rate and low reload speed.

Colt Police Positive with 4" Barrel - .38 Special

The Revolver in Fortnite. It is arguably the most exaggerated and cartoonish gun in the game.

Desert Eagle

The Desert Eagle appears in Battle Royale as the "Hand Cannon", where it expectedly has the highest per-shot damage of all the handguns in that mode. The Hand Cannon can appear as Epic and Legendary versions and uses Heavy Bullets. In Save the World, the "Semi-Auto Handcannons" use the same model, and are appropriately named after various birds of prey.

Desert Eagle Mk XIX in brushed chrome finish and with a muzzle brake - .50 AE

Icons for the Hand Cannon in both its epic and legendary tiers.

A still from a promotional cutscene gives us a good look at the Hand Cannon.

FN FNX-9

A pair of FN FNX-9 pistols appear in Battle Royale as the "Dual Pistols", available in Epic and Legendary versions. They use Medium Bullets and dish out a fair amount of damage with a reasonable reload speed and fire rate.

FNX-9 with stainless slide - 9x19mm

The Dual pistols in Fortnite

FN FNX-45 Tactical

An FN FNX-45 Tactical pistol fitted with a suppressor and red dot sight appears in Battle Royale as the "Suppressed Pistol", available in Epic and Legendary versions. It uses Light Bullets and has a decent reload speed and fire rate, although its damage at even the highest tier is not much stronger than even the rare-tier pistol.

FNP-45 Tactical with Trijicon RMR red dot sight - .45 ACP

A loading screen for Battle Royale shows concepts art of the Suppressed Pistol

Taurus Raging Bull

The "Handcannon Pistols" (not to be confused with the Hand Cannon in BR or the Semi-Auto Handcannon in StW which are both Desert Eagles) in Save the World are based on the Taurus Raging Bull. They appear in Rare, Epic and Legendary versions and use Heavy Bullets.

Taurus Raging Bull - .44 Magnum

the Hand Cannon revolver from Save the World mode

Submachine Guns

Colt M1928 Thompson

The M1928 Thompson submachine gun appears as the "Drum Gun", and is an Uncommon to Rare weapon. As the name implies, it obviously feeds from a drum magazine which holds 50 rounds and is the only submachine gun that uses Medium Bullets. It is a good weapon for close to mid-range combat, as it has some of the best stats of the SMG class.

M1928 "Tommy Gun" or "Chicago typewriter" with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP, made famous through countless classic gangster movies.

The Drum Gun from Fortnite. It arguably bears the closest resemblance of all the guns in Fortnite to their real-world counterparts.

Heckler & Koch MP5A4

The Heckler & Koch MP5A4 with a UMP-styled stock appears in Battle Royale as the "Submachine Gun" as part of the 5.0 Content Update, replacing the TEC-9 from previous versions. It is available in Common, Uncommon and Rare versions and uses Light Bullets.

An MP5A4. Note the smaller selector switch, a telltale difference between the A4 and the A3.

The UMP, shown for comparison of the stock.

The Fortnite SMG. Note the A4-style selector switch.

Heckler & Koch MP5SD6

The Heckler & Koch MP5SD6 appears in Battle Royale as the "Suppressed Submachine Gun". It is available in Common, Uncommon and Rare versions and uses Light Bullets. It actually does higher damage than the normal SMG, but at a speed of around half that of the normal SMG.

Heckler & Koch MP5SD6 Like the Heckler & Koch MP5A4, it carries the smaller selector switch, setting it apart from older MP5 models.

The Supressed SMG in Fortnite.

IMI Mini Uzi

A Mini Uzi appears in Save The World as the "Auto Pistol", with no stock and flaming motif painted on the front of the gun. The weapon model is the same throughrout all rarity tiers, and uses Light Bullets.

IMI Mini Uzi with stock folded - 9x19mm

Intratec TEC-9

The TEC-9 appeared in Battle Royale as the "Submachine Gun" and the "Tactical Machine Gun" prior to being replaced by the MP5 in a July 2018 patch. It offered slightly lower damage than the new SMG, but it did carry more ammo per magazine. It was available (in one form or another) in every tier except for Legendary. The Tactical SMG has since been placed into a vault and is unusable in Battle Royale. In Save The World, it appears as the weapon model for the "Slasher", "Ripper" and "Threader" versions of the "Heavy Auto Pistol".

Intratec TEC-9 - 9x19mm.

Shotguns

Mossberg 500

The Mossberg 500 appears in Save the World as the "Crusader" and "Templar" version of the "Pump-Action Shotgun".

Mossberg 500 with Ghost Ring Sights - 12 gauge

Remington Model 870 Field Gun

The Remington Model 870 Field Gun appears in Battle Royale as the "Pump Shotgun". It has the correct 5-shell capacity In Save the World, the Field Gun model is also used for the "Pump-Action Shotgun" series, particularly the eponymous and "Knight" variants.

Remington 870 Express Field Gun with raised barrel ribbing and 28" barrel - 12 gauge

Assault Rifles

Colt M4

The Colt M4/M4A1 Carbine appears in Fortnite as the "Assault Rifle" in both Save the World and Battle Royale. It is the most basic of the rifles, offering mediocre damage and rate of fire. The assault rifle can be found in common, uncommon, and rare tiers, and uses medium ammo in BR mode, while it strangely uses light ammo in STW mode.

FN SCAR-L

The FN SCAR-L appears in STW mode as named variants and in BR mode as the higher-tiered "Assault Rifle". In both game modes, the rifle offers significantly higher stats than the lower-tier assault rifles, although it still takes the same ammo type. In Battle Royale mode, it can appear as an epic or legendary, while in Save the World, it's lowest possible tier is uncommon.

Thermal Scoped Rifle

The "Thermal Scoped Rifle" can sometimes be found in Battle Royale mode. As it's name implies, it is fitted with a thermal scope that makes enemies easier to spot. Of the rifles in the game, the Thermal Scoped Rifle is perhaps the most simplistic and ambiguous in design, as it bears slight resemblance to a multitude of well-known assault rifles. It most-closely resembles the M4/M4A1 Carbine, although the charging handle is on the side of the gun, not the back (as is characteristic of the AR-15/M16.) The Thermal Scoped Rifle has a relatively low fire rate, but it does dish out a high amount of damage in return. It uses medium bullets.

DSA SA58 OSW

The DSA SA58 OSW appears as the "Scoped Assault Rifle". Despite its advantage of range, it otherwise has some of the lowest stats of all the rifles. It can appear as a Rare or Epic weapon, and uses medium ammo.

AK-47/M3 Grease Gun Hybrid

The lower three tiers of the "Burst Assault Rifle" in Battle Royale mode appear to be modeled after both the AK-47 and the M3 / M3A1 "Grease Gun" in different respects.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

The Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with wood furniture seems to be the basis for the in-game model of the "Burst Assault Rifle" in its lower three tiers for Save the World mode.

Heckler & Koch G36C

The Heckler & Koch G36C appears in Fortnite as the Epic and Legendary tiers of the "Burst Assault Rifle" in Save the World mode.

FAMAS

The FAMAS appears in Fortnite as the Epic and Legendary tiers of the "Burst Assault Rifle" in Battle Royale mode.

Machine Guns

Minigun

The "Minigun" in Fortnite is quite peculiar in its design. As the concept art in a loading screen would suggest, the gun can be collapsed into a small box and carried in a compacted state, much like the Magpul FMG-9. When deployed, it resembles a Knight's Armament LMG ChainSAW, but also has obvious characteristics of a Hand Held M134 Minigun The artwork also suggests that the gun has an interchangeable single barrel, but such an attachment is not seen in gameplay. The coloration of the gun and some of its cosmetics are also reminiscent of the M41A Pulse Rifle from the Aliens films.

A Fortnite loading screen showing concept art of the Minigun. Note the "Flying Tiger" decal, made famous by the Curtiss P-40 Warhawks that carried the design in WWII

The in-game model for the minigun. The phrase "husk a la vista" is an obvious homage to the iconic line from Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's use of a Hand Held M134 Minigun in that film

KAC ChainSAW

A Hand Held M134 Minigun (airsoft recreation)

Magpul FMG-9 in open form

Magpul FMG-9 in folded box form

M41A Pulse Rifle from Aliens. Its coloration and outer plating is reflected in Fortnite's minigun, as well as a vented piece on the underside of the minigun, reminiscent of the Pulse Rifle's undebarrel grenade launcher.

Mk 48 Mod 1

The FN Minimi MK48 Mod 1is simply referred to as the LMG in Fortnite. As with all the guns in Fortnite, the in-game model is very cartoonish and simplistic in appearance. It deals damage significantly higher than all the guns other than shotguns and snipers, and its rate of fire is significantly higher than any of the assault rifles.