Firearms

Henry gets his first gun in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in the main quest The Finger of God, where Hertel gives him a handgonne and 20 lead balls. Guns load slowly, aim badly and drain stamina, but one hit can drop an armored man; gunmaker Prokop Eldris in Kuttenberg sells more for about 200 to 1,200 groschen.

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Henry gets his first gun in the main quest The Finger of God: at Nebakov, Hertel and Godwin show him a pistole and Hertel gives him a handgonne and 20 lead balls for free, according to Game Rant's gun guide. These early firearms load slowly, aim poorly and can blow up in your hands, but Warhorse says one well-aimed shot can "topple your target, the horse they ride on, and perhaps even the rider behind them". More guns are sold by gunmaker Prokop Eldris in Kuttenberg for about 200 to 1,200 groschen. Guns use the Marksmanship skill with Bows and Crossbows; melee is on Combat Guide.

Quick facts

First gun	A handgonne and 20 lead balls from Hertel in The Finger of God (Game Rant)
Skill	Marksmanship
Gun types	Handgonne, pistole, hook gun
Gunmaker	Prokop Eldris, by the Caslavska Gate, Kuttenberg
Prices	About 200 to 1,200 groschen
Ammunition	Lead balls and two gunpowder recipes, Lead Shot and Scattershot
Repair	The gunmaker or a gunsmith's kit
Risk	A badly kept gun can explode (Warhorse)

Firearms in the game and in history

8:14 Gunpowder weapons are new to the series. PLAION's reveal press release of Apr 18, 2024 named crossbows and "early gunpowder weapons" among the sequel's additions to combat. The game is set in 1403, and Warhorse aims for "historical immersion" rather than an exact copy, so some arms and armor appear a few years early or late, TheGamer's look at its accuracy explains.

14:08 Warhorse made the guns clumsy on purpose. Its PR manager Tobias Stolz-Zwilling told PC Gamer "We knew it would be a meme weapon, but we were cool with it", as Game Rant reported, and Game Rant explains the slow reloading and poor accuracy as true to early handguns in 15th-century Bohemia. Before launch Stolz-Zwilling told GGRecon that the game "won't suddenly become a shooter", calling gunpowder and heavy crossbows "ultimate weapons" that are strong but slow, so players switch to melee.

A handgonne is loaded like a small cannon, with wadding, gunpowder and a solid ball; PCGamesN's gun guide calls it "an iron pipe filled with explosives".

How to get a gun

The first gun comes from the story. Game Rant's gun guide places it in The Finger of God, the Trosky region's last main quest but one: at Nebakov, Godwin and Hertel show Henry the pistole, a bandit explains handgonnes, and Hertel hands over a handgonne and 20 lead balls free. The quest walkthroughs are on Main Quests in Trosky.

Henry can meet gunpowder earlier. The miller's Opus Magnum side quest in Lower Semine ends with the Lead Shot Gunpowder recipe, per Game Rant's Opus Magnum guide.

Buying guns waits for Kuttenberg. TheGamer's guide to the gunmaker puts Prokop Eldris's shop near the blacksmith at the Caslavska Gate fast travel point in southeast Kuttenberg, open once the story reaches the city; Game Rant gives his prices as roughly 200 to 1,200 groschen.

How to fire a gun

12:42 Shooting takes three slow steps. On PC, Game Rant says: equip the gun, hold right-click to load (several seconds), hold right-click to aim, which drains stamina heavily and gets harder as stamina falls, then left-click to fire. TheGamer's ranking adds that a gun fires as soon as it is loaded, so the trick is loading before the fight starts or firing from a wall.

A gun can hurt its owner. A poorly maintained firearm that fails "will explode in your hands and cause a self-inflicted injury", Warhorse's combat post warns. Guns wear out and are repaired by the gunmaker or with a gunkit (Game Rant).

Every gun

Gun	Power	Weight	Notes and where
Handgonne	Not published	Not published	Hertel's gift in The Finger of God
Pistole	Not published	Not published	A crude handgun firing lead balls: hard to aim, slow to load, heavy-hitting (Game Rant)
Hook Gun	Not published	Not published	Fires lead shot or scattershot (Game Rant)
Marksman's Hook Gun	640	12	A chest in the Locked Dugout northwest of Old Kutna (a hard lock and a bandit), or Prokop Eldris
Master's Handgonne	635	11	Prokop Eldris, or an old shack north of the horse trader south of Old Lhota; very slow to load

Power, weight and places for the last two: TheGamer's eight best ranged weapons, Apr 21, 2025, which ranks the Marksman's Hook Gun second of all ranged weapons and calls it a usual one-shot kill against foes without shields. No reputable outlet we could read lists exact reload times, damage or per-gun prices for the others. Game Rant's Marksmanship guide picks the Marksman's Hook Gun as its gun and calls firearms the hardest ranged option.

Ammunition and gunpowder

Guns fire powder that Henry can brew at an alchemy bench. Game Rant's alchemy recipe list gives two recipes:

Gunpowder	Ingredients	Steps	Fits
Lead Shot Gunpowder	Water, Saltpetre, Sulphur, Charcoal	Boil ground saltpetre and sulphur 2 turns, add ground charcoal and boil 2 turns, pour into a mortar and grind	Hook Guns, Marksman's Hook Guns
Scattershot Gunpowder	Water, Saltpetre, Sulphur, Leached Coal	Boil ground saltpetre and sulphur 3 turns, add ground leached coal and boil 1 turn, pour into a mortar and grind	Handgonnes, Pistoles, Hook Guns (best close up)

Source: Game Rant, Apr 20, 2025. TheGamer says lead shot punches through heavy armor in one spot while scattershot shreds lightly armored targets. GameSpot's guns guide says the recipes are sold by the Kuttenberg apothecary or found in the main quest Via Argentum. Never brew it drunk: making gunpowder while drunk blows Henry up, one of the game's secret deaths in Game Rant's list. More recipes are on Alchemy and Potion Recipes.

Perks for guns

Two perks in PCGamesN's May 2025 perk list are only for guns: Thundering Blast (Marksmanship 12), where the first gunshot in a fight weakens enemies, and Special Powder (Alchemy 18), which makes firearms more efficient with powder Henry made himself. Game Rant's gunner picks add Steady Aim, Salvo, Crippling Shot, One Shot at Glory and Eagle Eye. See Perks and Builds.

Guns in the story and achievements

Some story fights invite a gun. In Speak of the Devil a single hand-cannon shot kills an armored knight in the convoy ambush (TheGamer), and TheGamer's Judgment Day walkthrough recommends a pistol for Lamprecht of Prague (TheGamer).

The "Overkill" achievement ("You pulverized a rabbit with a gunshot") is easiest with a pistole and scattershot, TheGamer's guide says. See Trophies and Achievements.

Frequently asked questions

How do you get a gun in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Hertel gives Henry a handgonne and 20 lead balls free during the main quest The Finger of God, at Nebakov. Later you can buy more from gunmaker Prokop Eldris in Kuttenberg.

Where is the gunsmith in KCD2? Prokop Eldris, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's gunmaker, has his shop near the blacksmith at the Caslavska Gate fast travel point in southeast Kuttenberg, TheGamer says. He sells guns for about 200 to 1,200 groschen, per Game Rant.

What is the best gun in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? TheGamer ranks the Marksman's Hook Gun (power 640) as the best gun in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, just ahead of the Master's Handgonne (635); Game Rant's Marksmanship guide picks it too.

How do you shoot a handgonne in KCD2? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 on PC you hold right-click to load the gun, hold right-click again to aim while stamina drains, and left-click to fire, according to Game Rant.

Why are the guns so bad in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Warhorse made Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's guns clumsy on purpose: PR manager Tobias Stolz-Zwilling said "We knew it would be a meme weapon, but we were cool with it", and Game Rant ties their slow reloads and poor aim to real 15th-century handguns.

How do you make gunpowder in KCD2? Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has two gunpowder recipes brewed at an alchemy bench from water, saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal (Lead Shot) or leached coal (Scattershot), per Game Rant. The miller's Opus Magnum quest gives the Lead Shot recipe.

Can a gun explode in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? Yes: Warhorse says a poorly maintained firearm in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 can fail and "explode in your hands", injuring Henry, so keep guns repaired.