Saints Row: The Third

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Saints Row: The Third (2011)

Saints Row : The Third is a 2011 videogame, and the third entry in the Saints Row series. In this "ridiculous, over-the-top, guilty pleasure" sandbox crime game, the player must leads a gang, the Third Street Saints, against a dangerous international crime conglomerate named "the Syndicate" for the control of the city of Steelport. The game extends the "fun and unrealistic" trend of the series, and this aspect is reflected in the weapon list, from a giant sex aid / basball bat weapon to octopus launchers and cars with guns that fire pedestrians. Weapon customisation is also a large part of the game.

The player's character is simply known as "The Protagonist," and their gender and appearance can be customised.

The following firearms can be seen in the video game Saints Row : The Third:

Handguns

".45 Shepherd"

The handgun referred to as the ".45 Shepherd" is a fictional hybrid of several pistol designs, with a grip, trigger guard and safety seemingly based on the Desert Eagle, a Glock-like ejection port altered to be symmetrical, and a Glock-style front end. Successive upgrades grant extended magazines and a progressively more ludicrous compensator.

Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE. Most of the rear of the game weapon is copied from this gun

Gun store image of the unupgraded ".45 Shepherd."

The Protagonist holds a first-level upgraded .45 Shepherd.

Walther P99

The KA-1 Kobra is a Walther P99 with a symmetrical ejection port, and the successor of the automatic Kobra pistol from Saints Row 2. David Payne: "The base level is just the standard 9mm pistol with a tactical flashlight mounted on the front, similar to the AS3 Ultimax, which will toggle on at night. The upgrade path includes things like a larger magazine, a suppressor to reduce recoil and a laser sight for higher accuracy when not using fine-aim. When fully upgraded, the KA-1 Kobra comes equipped with Armor-Piercing rounds, which can tear through any enemy with ease including enemies with riot shields and all types of Brute classes", confirmed by David Payne, Weapons Art Lead at Volition. The KA-1 Kobra can also be dual-wielded.

Walther P99 - 9x19mm. Note the ramped trigger guard, small slide serrations, closed and proprietary accessory rail, short magazine release and slightly more curved 'tail' of the pre-2004 models.

Upgrades of the KA-1 Kobra, from 1 to 4.

Submachine guns

Heckler & Koch MP7

The "TEK Z-10" is a submachine gun similar to the MP7, but with a few differences. It Holds 40 bullets in the mag. The name was confirmed by the E3 demo. The TEK Z-10 is the successor of the T3K Urban SMG from Saints Row 2, confirmed from David Payne, Weapons Art Lead at Volition. The fully upgraded version has a large suppressor, a extended magazine, hand-grip, and possibly a C-More red dot sight.

Heckler & Koch MP7A1 with factory magazine and iron sights - 4.6x30mm

The fully upgraded TEK Z-10. It can light people on fire.

Shotguns

Winchester Model 1887

The "Gravedigger" is a lever-action shotgun the first iteration of which is loosely based on the sawed-off Winchester Model 1887 seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (or more likely the one seen in Modern Warfare 2) and it holds 6 shells. It is seen on the E3 demo, used to nutshot innocent pedestrians. It can be upgraded to have an improbable number of 3 barrels, despite the lever-action.

Airsoft replica Model 1887 with sawn-off stock, barrel, and cutaway trigger guard, as seen in Terminator 2: Judgment Day - (fake) 12 Gauge

The Gravedigger, the standard version (1) to the fully upgraded version (3). Note lack of a magazine tube and what appears to be an added pump-action forend.

Assault Rifles

Custom AK

An AK-47 variant with various custom modifications, including a M4-style stock and Midwest Industries railed handguard, the K8 Krukov is the successor of the K6 Krukov from Saints Row 2. The named was confirmed during the E3 demo. The magazine holds 30 bullets by default, though later upgrades increase capacity to 60 with an ill-advised "jungle taped" double magazine (the second one of which is pointed at the ground) and then change the weapon to use belted ammunition. Fully upgraded the weapon also sports a grenade launcher, which appears to be a hybrid of the Russian GP-series grenade launcher and the M203.

The Saints rob a bank, wearing silly Johhny Gat masks and using the K8 Krukov. The shooter in the middle has a non-upgraded weapon, while the other shooter on the right has the upgraded weapon with belt ammo, longer barrel and M203-type grenade launcher.

The weapon upgrade system, as seen on the K8 Krukov.

Custom M4

A custom M4A1 variant with various modifications, including telescopic sights and a M16 styled 4-prong flash-hider, the "AR-55" is the successor of the AR-40 Xtnd from Saints Row 2. The name was confirmed from Weapon Week - Day 4, on the Saints Row: the Third official site. The standard AR-55 fires a 3-round burst, as opposed to the AR-40 Xtnd automatic setting. It can be upgraded to fire in a 5-round burst with a extended magazine. The weapons appear to be modeled with various Magpul accessories including CTR stocks, P-Mags, and pistol grips, all with desert tan finishes.

The weapon upgrade system(from 1 to 3), as seen on the AR-55.

Rocket Launcher

Airtronic RPG-7

A grossly oversized Airtronic RPG-7 appears as the game's resident rocket launcher. It is the only weapon of it's type available. The launcher can be upgraded (at a high cost) to have a laser-guidance system, something a real RPG-7 can't do.

Airtronic RPG-7 - 40mm