For the Red Dead Redemption 2 variant, see Cattleman Revolver (RDR 2).

The Cattleman Revolver is a revolver featured in Red Dead Redemption.

Description

The weapon is ubiquitous in the American west at the time of Red Dead Redemption and as it is a relatively affordable weapon and can be wielded to deadly effect. By 1911 the Cattleman is considered somewhat outdated in comparison to the newer revolver models, but its cheap cost and frequency make it a popular weapon among both criminals and New Austin-based lawmen.

Acquisition

Redemption

• The player is given this weapon right from the start of the game.
• Although it is one of the weapons Marston can possess, players cannot "cheat" for it because it is a starting weapon.

Multiplayer

The player is given this weapon right from the start at Level 1. It is used in very few competitive matches, however, and only in matches added by DLC. It is the only gun that cannot be made golden because it does not have an associated Weapon challenge.

Undead Nightmare

• Provided to the player after completing the first mission "Love in the Time of Plague".
• As in Singleplayer, players cannot "cheat" for it because it is a starting weapon.

The Cattleman is a low-powered revolver with all around poor stats compared to the two other revolvers, the Schofield Revolver and Double-action Revolver. It is effective in a pinch, but most weapons will be preferable to this.

Golden Cattleman Revolver

Main article: Golden Guns#Single Player

Along with the Repeater Carbine, the Cattleman Revolver is included as a pre-order bonus as a golden-plated weapon in Red Dead Redemption, which increases the rate at which the player accumulates fame per kill. These two golden weapons can also be obtained by purchasing the limited edition, which contains a code for all three pre-order bonuses.

As noted above, gold plating is not available in multiplayer for this gun, only in singleplayer.

Tips

• As the lowest tier weapon of the revolvers, the Cattleman can require up to two or three shots to the torso in order to kill someone at mid or long range. Due to this, it is wise to aim for the head which will result in a one-hit-kill, or fire each shot a few seconds after each other, allowing for the recoil and accuracy to reset.
• Due to being the weakest revolver in the game, it makes this gun ideal for bounty hunting since it can't kill an NPC with a shot in each leg.
• Dead-Eye greatly helps with using this weapon effectively, allowing easy headshots on multiple targets in rapid succession.

Trivia

• The Cattleman Revolver is based on the real world Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army Revolver.

• Along with the Winchester Repeater and Double-barreled Shotgun, this weapon is an iconic weapon of the American West, and is widely used in movies and in real life.
• The Cattleman Revolver is the most commonly seen revolver in the two games. Even late in the game, enemies still often use the Cattleman Revolver.
• "Cattleman" is an alternative term for "cowboy".
• U.S. Army soldiers carry these as standard issue sidearms in the game, though in the real world the U.S. military used either the .38 caliber Colt Model 1892, the game's "double-action revolver," or the .45-caliber Colt M1909 revolver. The Army would accept the Colt M1911 semi-auto during the year, although manufacture and issue of the new pistol took some time.
• Even though it is the weakest revolver in the game, it is still a quite powerful weapon at close-range combat. It is capable of occasional one-hit kills when fired upon the stomach/upper torso of an NPC.
• In real life, the Single Action Army in .45 LC was a very potent weapon; the .45 Long Colt cartridge was one of the more powerful revolver cartridges available at the time. However, the SAA was available in various cartridges of differing power and the Cattleman is the weakest handgun in-game likely for balance reasons as it is the player's starting revolver.
• In perhaps the only case of the game's universal "Revolver Ammo" mirroring real life, the Peacemaker could fire .45 Schofield ammunition (but not vice-versa).
• If one looks closely at the hammer right after reloading, it's left in the uncocked position until the first shot is fired. Once it shoots, the hammer becomes cocked and will be cocked back for the remainder of the rounds in the cylinder or at least until it's reloaded, which is entirely incorrect for a single-action revolver. This odd occurrence affects all firearms with a visible hammer in single and multiplayer.

Gallery

A 3D model of the Cattleman Revolver.

The Cattleman Revolver.

Marston taking cover, wielding his Cattleman Revolver.

Marston aiming his golden Cattleman Revolver.

John Marston wielding his Cattleman Revolver.

A close-up view of Marston's golden Cattleman Revolver.

John wielding a gold Cattleman.

Achievements/Trophies

The Cattleman Revolver can be used to unlock the following achievements:

	IN A HAIL OF BULLETS 20 gamerscore Silver silver Kill 500 enemies with any pistol or revolver in any game mode.

	BULLSEYE 20 gamerscore Bronze bronze Get 250 headshots in any game mode.

	THE GUNSLINGER 5 gamerscore Silver silver Get a headshot while in Expert Mode in Singleplayer.

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