
Makeshift Handgun
Weapon · WeaponHandgun4★Makeshift Handgun is 5th of 24 weapons by attack, at 800 against the 1,500 of Old Revolver.
Nothing is crafted from it — it is an end product, so anything you make is meant to be used rather than banked as a component.
Details
At 10 weight each it eats carry capacity fast, so bring a mount or park a chest nearby. At 30,340 gold it is worth real money to a merchant.
Makeshift Handgun Crafting Recipe
Crafting it takes 152 materials across 4 types.
Where to Find Makeshift Handgun
Makeshift Handgun is not something you find lying around — you craft it, and the recipe is below.
Ammunition Makeshift Handgun Uses
Makeshift Handgun fires Coarse Ammo, and nothing else — running dry mid-fight is the usual way this weapon lets you down, so keep the recipe unlocked before you rely on it.
| Ammo | Yield | Craft cost |
|---|---|---|
| ×20 | Ingot ×1, Gunpowder ×1 |
Schematics That Unlock Makeshift Handgun
Makeshift Handgun is not learned from the Technology tree — you need a schematic for it. One schematic grants the recipe, and they are world loot — chests, boss Pals and the late-game pools — rather than anything you research. Higher-rarity copies of the same schematic raise the quality of what you end up crafting.
| Schematic | Rarity | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 4★ | Grasslands, Forest, Enemy camp boss stashes in the Grasslands +5 more (grade 3/4/5) · Supply drops in the Grasslands (0.09%) · Fenglope (3%) |
Alternatives and Upgrades
Step up from here and you get Old Revolver at 1,050 attack; step down and it is Makeshift Handgun at 720. That gap is the honest measure of whether an upgrade is worth the materials right now.
Other weapons at a similar tier, for when you want to weigh this against the rest of its class: