This reference covers selected weapon and equipment choices documented for Resident Evil Village, including Ethan’s knife, handguns, shotguns, rifle, explosives, and named weapon parts. Entries describe stated effects such as close-range damage, armor penetration, ammunition capacity, recoil, firing rate, and scope range. The passages also provide selected progression context, including upgrades at the Duke, New Game+, DLC, and completion unlocks. Each record is limited to effects and conditions found in the supplied sources. The passages do not establish exact costs or numeric effects for most parts, a complete upgrade list, or comparative effectiveness. They do not support an optimal upgrade order.
These entries describe stated changes to fire power, ammunition capacity, firing rate, scope range, aiming sway, or recoil; numeric changes are not supplied.
IGN says the knife cannot be upgraded, and IMFDB says the Samurai Edge damage cannot be upgraded. Other weapons and parts have their own stated modification effects, so do not assume every item shares one upgrade path.
GodisaGeek says new weapon upgrade levels become available when visiting the Duke at different stages of the journey. The supplied passages do not establish that every level is available from the start.
Keep edition and completion conditions attached to named items
The sources identify the Samurai Edge with Trauma Pack or Deluxe Edition context and list other weapons with post-game or difficulty completion conditions. These descriptions apply to the named items and should not be generalized to all weapons.
A source-bounded reference to selected named weapons, explosives, and weapon parts, covering their described effects and stated progression conditions. Recipe ingredients and effects beyond crafting availability for Pipe Bombs and Mines are not covered.
The source passages do not provide a complete, reliable upgrade table with final costs or numeric effects. GameWith labels its displayed upgrade content as based on the demo.
Some edition and unlock descriptions differ in detail across sources; the article attributes those details to the passages that state them.
The supplied passages do not establish comparative effectiveness, an optimal upgrade order, or comprehensive recipe coverage. This reference is not a current-meta verification.
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.
