L'Etranger

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L'Etranger (pronounced /le.tʁɑ̃.ʒe/) is a primary weapon for the Spy. It is a stylish narrow-barreled revolver with an ivory handle design.

This weapon deals 20% less damage than the default Revolver, making it unsuitable for direct conflict. On the other hand, a successful hit will fill the Spy's Cloak meter by 15%, regardless of which Invisibility Watch is equipped. Players can therefore use the gun to charge their Cloak in order to perform escape or traverse a guarded area. This is especially useful when there is no metal or ammunition within close proximity.

Damage

See also: Damage
  • Base: 32
  • Max Ramp Up: 150% (48 damage)
  • Max Fall Off: 50% (16 damage)
  • Point Blank: 44-48
  • Medium Range: 28-36
  • Long Range: 16-20
  • Mini-Crit: 43
  • Critical hit: 96

Medium range is defined as the main resupply door to the opposite wall on the upper level of 2Fort. Long range is defined as battlement to battlement on 2Fort. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

  • Attack Interval: 0.58
  • Reload: 1.16
  • Spread Recovery: 1.25

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
The Saharan Spy
Backpack The Saharan Spy Bundle.png
Effect

Extra effects when taunting.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Dead Ringer Reclaimed Metal L'Etranger
Item icon Dead Ringer.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon L'Etranger.png

As a Crafting Ingredient

Refined Metal L'Etranger Familiar Fez
Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 + Item icon L'Etranger.png = Item icon Familiar Fez.png

Related Achievements

Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

A Cut Above
A Cut Above
Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch

  • The item was added to the game.

Bugs

  • Like the Ambassador, the weapon does not have a barrel modeled or textured, and this can be seen when reloading. Additionally, the cylinder does not rotate when fired and the bullets do not visibly exit the chamber (which is visible at a high viewmodel FOV setting). This issue, along with the lack of hammer movement upon firing is prevalent on both the Ambassador and Big Kill.
  • The bullets chambered in the weapon do not line up with the barrel.
  • Like with the Big Kill and Ambassador, the Spy does not actually "reload" this weapon. He simply flips open the cylinder and then closes it again, and the bullets are not ejected or replaced in the process.

Trivia

  • L'Etranger is the French title of an existentialist novel, written by Albert Camus, in which an emotionally-detached French Algerian murders an Arab with a handgun.
  • L'Etranger means "The Stranger" , "The Outsider" or "Abroad" in French, tying in with the Spy's mysterious nature and his roots to France.
  • The weapon is modeled after the Nagant M1895 revolver. However L'Etranger, like the Revolver and Ambassador, reloads with a speedloader and flip-out cylinder, whereas the actual Nagant uses an Abadie gate and hand ejector to load one cartridge at a time. Also, the Nagant has a 7-round cylinder, as opposed to the L'Etranger's cylinder holding 6, like the Spy's other revolvers.
  • The name is a typo, as the E should have an acute accent. (É)

Gallery

See also