D+7: Leggett is killed by a tank on Hill 30 firing the pistol.D+4: Desola is ripped apart by a German stuka bomber.Desola picks up the gun briefly, then puts it down. Allen and Garnett are later ambushed by German troops and are killed. Both he and Garnett handle the gun in front of Leggett. D+3: Allen retrieves the pistol from Risner.D+1: Risner is killed by overwhelming German forces while firing the pistol.D+0: After examining the pistol the day before with Risner, Muzza dies on the plane by a piece of flak to the chest.Unknown date: Baker's father is killed holding the pistol.Therefore, while it shouldn't be used first outside of Novelty, it can always be relied on if you find yourself short of ammo or need to engage in close-quarters and your only primary weapon with ammo is the Kar98K. While it mostly is comparable to the Colt 1911 from previous games, the Death Pistol has a higher rate of fire and somewhat better accuracy, since it gets it's own dedicated slot now, the Death Pistol makes an ideal back-up, especially in Authentic where you are unable to see your ammo reserves, the Death Pistol, while inferior to most other weapons, can always be drawn if you find yourself out of ammo and it's extremely unlikely the player will deplete all 20 Death Pistol Magazines in addition to their primary weapons before finding more guns to get ammo from or an ammo crate. However, Baker is the only person who wields it at that time and he was known to be immune to the alleged curse. The pistol appears in every mainstream Brothers in Arms game, but its in Hell's Highway that the legend is being widespread, although no one dies to that pistol in Operation Market Garden. Mike Dawson in particular believes this legend completely. The pistol would be blamed for plaguing the paratroopers of Third Platoon with bad luck everyone who touches it (except Baker) is killed shortly afterward. Baker's mother didn't allow him to keep it, forcing him to return the pistol to his father.īaker's father was later killed in combat while firing the same pistol, which was later acquired by George Risner - Matthew Baker's close friend. In 1929, Baker's father, Colonel Joseph Baker, gave him the pistol. It is used by Baker, among many other characters, throughout the series. The " Death Pistol" is a nickel-plated Colt M1911 owned by Matthew Baker. On the slide is inscribed "To Matthew: Brothers In Arms".