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Melee Weapons
All 25 Melee Weapons skill books are named "Grognak the Barbarian."
* Fort Constantine (Zone 1/4): on counter in locked storage room near foot of stairs in NE part of Personnel Offices building
* The Silver Lining Drive-In (Zone 1/12): on top of ruined books on table in shack a bit north of movie screen
* Raider car stack fortifications (Zone 1/f): under tin cans in small crate next to highest car stack's table
* Clifftop Shacks (Zone 2/5): on ruined book on leftmost set of metal shelves in northern Abandoned Shack
* Chaste Acres Dairy Farm (Zone 3/3): next to mattress on barn's upper floor
* Minefield (Zone 3/10): on bed in kid's upstairs room in Gillian House
* Freeway shacks (Zone 3/j): on table in NE shack after finish first two sets of main quests and misc. quest "Head of State"
* Canterbury Commons (Zone 6/2): pickpocket from Derek Pacion
* Scrapyard (Zone 6/4): in John's treasure box in vehicle debris near back end of red train car near NW corner of building
* Bethesda Ruins (Zone 6/8): in Bethesda Underworks area, on metal shelves in small storage room a bit NE of southern exit
* Drainage Chamber (Zone 6/d): on shelf under ham radio in southern room
* Tenleytown/Friendship Station (Zone 6/underground metro): on top left shelf in set of lockers in room near exterior entrance
* Yao Guai Tunnels (Zone 7/1): on ledge near southern door to den (enter den through other door, exit on its other side, then drop to ledge)
* Vault 101 (Zone 8/1 on an early main quest): Amata gives it to you at your 10th birthday party
* Megaton (Zone 8/3): on floor of Jericho's house
* Red Racer Factory (Zone 8/7): outside, in fallen-over container of radioactive barrels on factory's south side
* Cliffside Cavern (Zone 8/8): in Raider Outpost area, behind small generator on upper floor of main cavern near eastern exit tunnel
* Andale (Zone 8/10): on edge of first counter in The Smith's House Basement area
* Scavenger bridge (Zone 8/m): on an upper shelf
* Hubris Comics (Zone 9/16): on desk in upper-floor room near SW corner of Printing area
* Vault-Tec Headquarters (Zone 9/24): on desk in SW office on west side of Administration area
* Georgetown West (Zone 9/32): on wooden shelves on upper floor of ruined building west of Tepid Sewer entrance
* The Statesman Hotel (Zone 9/35): on NW set of small wooden shelves in central bar in large eastern room in Restaurant area
* Metro Junction (Zone 9/underground metro): in SE mezzanine, on table halfway down rubble pile near SE tunnel entrance (drop down from upper floor)
* Museum Station (Zone 9/underground metro): on table in north area's pool room