The Patriot
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The Patriot was a modified version of a Colt XM-16E1, with a shortened barrel and the stock removed. It was designed to create a pistol that combined the feel and quick handling of a handgun with the force of a rifle. The length of the barrel meant that The Patriot had a strong recoil, and was notoriously difficult to aim. The fact that The Boss used it one-handed was a testament to her skill. It used 5.56 x 45mm ammunition and was fitted with a hundred-round drum magazine. It was rumored that The Patriot never ran out of ammo, according to Sigint, because the internal feed mechanism was shaped like an infinity symbol.
While Snake can wield The Patriot himself after starting a new game on the same difficulty level, he holds it with two hands, unlike The Boss. The Patriot handles very similarly to the XM16E1; however, it is lighter, consuming less stamina, it has infinite ammo, and the front sight and fire selectors have been removed; The Patriot can only be fired on full-automatic mode. While the Patriot does indeed have noticable recoil, it is strangely lighter than the XM16E1's, the AK-47's, and even the Scorpion's. The already-light recoil can be controlled by crouching or going prone.
Naked Snake was given The Patriot after defeating The Boss at Rokovoj Bereg, where he uses it to euthanize her. He carried it with him back to America, where he laid it upon The Boss's grave in respect.
It's also rumored that this is the gun Big Boss uses in the final boss battle in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, in tribute to his fallen mentor.
[edit] Behind the Scenes
After completing Snake Eater, beginning a new game on the same difficulty causes the Patriot to appear in Snake's backpack. Calling Sigint with the weapon equipped causes him to ask where Snake got it (since The Boss is still alive and using The Patriot). Snake tells him not to worry about "the details".
[edit] Appearances
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- It made a cameo apperance in the Doctor Who episode, "planet of the Ood".
