Weapon Familiarity and Condition
Weapons perform better the more you use them.
All firearms, bows, and melee weapons mapped with damage and RPM statistics.
Frontier Mechanics Comparison


| Broken Pirate Sword | Stat | Hunting Knife |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ 85 | Base Damage | 50 |
| 80 | RPM | 120 ✓ |
| ✓ 113 | DPS | 100 |
| 50 | Accuracy | 50 |
| 50 | Movement Speed | 50 |
| 0% | Armor Pen | 0% |
| 1.500s | TTK (Close) | 1.500s |
| ✓ 3 | Shots to Kill | 4 |
| 2.00x | HS Multiplier | 2.00x |
| 6 | Magazine | 6 |
| 2.000s | Reload Speed | 2.000s |
Comparing the Broken Pirate Sword vs the Hunting Knife, key metrics separate the two. The Broken Pirate Sword dominates the critical time-to-kill metric with a blistering 1.500s over its rival's 1.500s. In terms of raw damage, the Broken Pirate Sword pulls ahead with 113 DPS against 100 DPS. The Broken Pirate Sword takes 3 shots to drop a target, while the Hunting Knife requires 4 shots.
Mobility & Handling: Movement speed is comparable between these two, making weapon choice here purely a damage-profile decision rather than a mobility trade-off.
Skill Factor: With stats this close, the deciding factor is player consistency. Recoil management and targeting discipline will have more impact than weapon choice in this matchup.
Data summary: Broken Pirate Sword wins on TTK by 0ms and on DPS by 13 points. In most standard encounters, these margins are what determine the outcome when both players have equal aim.
Weapons perform better the more you use them.
Base power before ammo modifiers.
Express ammo provides a sheer damage boost.
All calculations are based on verified data extracted from Red Dead Redemption 2 Patch 1.32 game files. We cross-reference values with in-game testing to ensure 99.9% accuracy for competitive play.
All stats matched with GTABase ratings.
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