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* In ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' agent 47 has his own custom Silverballers: silver colored AMT Hardballers with custom wood and leathet grips. Special mention should go to the Krugermeier 2-2: a silenced gun completely covered in gold and ornaments (including the silencer).
* ''VideoGame/HitmanContracts'' has gold-plated [[HandCannon Desert Eagles]] available. [[GunsAkimbo There's even a pair of them available]], but [[GuideDangIt they take a fairly extensive search]].

* During [[TheWildWest the Wild West age]], [[NativeAmericansTropes Native American warriors]] and a sizable number of white adventurers used to decorate their utilitarian, day to day guns, with brass ornaments. This is actually why you will sometimes hear the Winchester Repeater referred to as "the yellow boy", as it was the sobriquet used by Native Americans to describe the rifle when it was constructed primarily out of brass.

* Titanium nitride ([=TiN=]) finish gives gun parts a rich golden color, which many plating services can apply as a high-polish sheen for an upcharge. The results look as fancy as real gold plating (for instance, Castor Troy's eye-catching twin golden .45s from ''Film/FaceOff'' are plated with [=TiN=], not real gold), but are much more durable and resistant to scratches and wear and far less expensive.

** In ''VideoGame/MaxPayne3'' you can turn your weapons into golden guns by collecting their respective parts scattered around the levels. Collecting them all grants you the "[[Franchise/JamesBond License to Kill]]" achievement. In addition to looking cool, they gain a boost to damage and magazine capacity.
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'': Ocelot gets an engraved revolver and Naked Snake mocks him for this, pointing out that the engraving serves no tactical advantage whatsoever. Ocelot later gets a regular revolver. Nicely contrasted with a gun that EVA gave Snake that actually had been modified for tactical purposes (a better line-sight, altered grip to make it easier to switch from knife to gun, etc.)

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed''

* ''[[VideoGame/Ashes2063 Ashes: Afterglow]]'': Winning a racing sidequest earns Scav a golden crowbar as a prize for first place. It has no benefits whatsoever and only serves to look cool, and the main draw for getting it is that the prize's room counts as a secret.

* ''VideoGame/ArmyOfTwo'',

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' and its sequels feature some rather extravagant designs for the Hidden Blades Ezio use, especially the bracers used for blocking opponents attacks.
** In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'' Cesare and Baron de Valois have gold-plated pistols.

** The first game, ''VideoGame/Borderlands1'': A weapon dropped by General Knoxx in the third DLC, Knoxx's Gold, fits this trope to a T. While the repeater pistol will [[RandomNumberGod occasionally]] be [[PunchPackingPistol decent in its own right]], the main draw of the drop is that it sells for a ridiculous amount of cash.

* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'': Multiple:

* In the PC version of ''VideoGame/MaxPayne2'', the Desert Eagles are you average chrome .50AE model... but with gold controls and ivory/mother of pearl grips. Qualifies also as RareGuns in a way, even though Mona has two, and they are carried by countless gangsters. In the X-Box version, they're a puke-ish olive drab, and the slides don't even move when fired.

* Titanium nitride ([=TiN=]) finish gives gun parts a rich golden color, which many plating services can apply as a high-polish sheen for an upcharge. The results look as fancy as real gold plating (for instance, Castor Troy's eye-catching twin golden .45s in ''Film/FaceOff'' are plated with [=TiN=], not real gold), but are much more durable and resistant to scratches and wear.

* Titanium nitride ([=TiN=]) finish gives gun parts a rich golden color, which many plating services can apply as a high-polish sheen for an upcharge. The results look as fancy as real gold plating (for instance, Castor Troy's eye-catching twin golden .45s in ''Film/FaceOff'' are plated with TiN, not real gold), but are much more durable and resistant to scratches and wear.

* Titanium nitride ([=TiN=]) finish gives gun parts a rich golden color, which many plating services can apply as a high-polish sheen for an upcharge. The results look as fancy as real gold plating, but are much more durable and resistant to scratches and wear.

[[caption-width-right:350:The [[RhymesOnADime Nun]] with the [[Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun Golden]] [[Film/TheManwiththeGoldenGun Gun.]]]]

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*** The "Doomsday Heist" update adds the Double-Action Revolver, a vintage [[TheWildWest Wild West]] revolver with gold plating and ivory grips that is unlocked through a scavenger hunt, and is second only to the Heavy Revolver as the most powerful handgun in the game, even if it can't be upgraded. Notably, it comes with a challenge where scoring fifty [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] earns the player $250,000 in-game, and unlocks the weapon for use in the upcoming ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''.

** ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'': [[PowerEqualsRarity Rarer/more powerful]] versions of weapons will, in general be much fancier and ornate than drabber common ones. In particular, common [[GloriousMotherRussia Vladof]] weapons are made of dingy metal and cheap wood while rare ones have bright, often ''gold'' finishes, parodying the stereotypical party leader who lives in the exact excess he claims to fight against. Likewise, Tediore's common guns seem made out of cheap PVC, while purple quality ones have a very shiny and detailed carbon fiber look to them. And then there are the Gemstone weapons, which as the name implies seem to be made out of precious jewels, like diamond or aquamarine.
** ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'' continues this, most notably with the WildWest aesthetic of Jakobs. Higher level Jakobs guns might have gold trim on wood or pearl bodies. Atlas, Hyperion, and Maliwan all have different flavors of futuristic designs, respectively they could be briefly described as "space vehicle", "corporate", and "energy-based". Dahl and Vladof have militaristic designs, with Vladof guns looking mass produced and rifles particularly having a Kalashnikov-esque scheme. Torgue has a distinct bulky "hot-rod" aesthetic. Even the COV get some bling with neon lights on "[[TheApunkalypse apunkalyptic]]" style guns.

* ''VideoGame/Rimworld'' allows you to craft specific types of weapons out of gold or silver, although this is highly AwesomeButImpractical as other resources tend to both be more effective for weaponry and/or much easier to acquire. If your craftsman has a high enough skill they can also create weapons of masterwork quality, which not only have a higher damage output but are engraved with miniature artworks (some more serious than others).

* In ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' agent 47 has his own custom Silverballers: silver colored AMT Hardballers with custom wood and leathet grips.
** Special mention should go to the Krugermeier 2-2: a silenced gun completely covered in gold and ornaments (including the silencer).
** ''VideoGame/HitmanContracts'' has gold-plated [[HandCannon Desert Eagles]] available. [[GunsAkimbo There's even a pair of them available]], but [[GuideDangIt they take a fairly extensive search]].

* Dr. Peace's weapon in ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' is a pair of gold plated revolvers.
* Million Gunman in ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'' takes it further; he uses a pair of gold-plated C96 Mausers that actually [[MoneyMauling shoot money.]]

* ''VideoGame/TombRaider: Anniversary'' had silver uzis and a golden shotgun as unlockable weapons, which were actually more useful than their regular counterparts. The silver uzis held more ammo than the regular version and fired at a much faster rate while the golden shotgun also held more bullets and fired faster, but also [[OneHitKill killed anything with just a single shot, bosses included]]!

** Link's strongest sword in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' is a golden sword to compliment his silver arrows.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'' also gives you a golden cannon, and like in the prequel it adds to your ride's health, [[PowerAtAPrice but it's still pretty pricey]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' has the .52 Gal Deco and the .96 Gal Deco, which are basically regular .52 Gals and .96 Gals (slow but hard-hitting shooters) that have been covered with sequins. The description of the former outright says that it looks ridiculous and people might laugh at you for using it... until you break out the [[ActionBomb Seekers]] and [[DeathFromAbove Inkstrike]] its set comes equipped with; with something similar to be said for the latter before [[SuperMode releasing the Kraken]].

** The first game, ''VideoGame/Borderlands1'': A weapon dropped by General Knoxx in the third DLC, Knoxx's Gold, fits this trope to a T. While the repeater pistol will [[RandomNumberGod occasionally]] be decent in its own right, the main draw of the drop is that it sells for a ridiculous amount of cash.

** ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'' continues this, Most notably with the WildWest aesthetic Jakobs. Higher level Jakobs guns might have gold trim on wood or pearl bodies. Atlas, Hyperion, and Maliwan all have different flavors of futuristic designs, respectively they could be briefly described as "space vehicle", "corporate", and "energy-based". Dahl and Vladolf have militaristic deisgns, with Vladolf guns looking mass produced and rifles particularly have a Kalashnikov-esque scheme. Torgue has a distinct bulky "hot-rod" aesthetic. Even the COV get some bling with neon lights on "punk-apocalypse" style guns.

** Any time you see something with "Master Crafted" or "Artificer" in the front of the name, it falls into this. Artificer Armor gets double-bonus points for the fact that it started out like normal quality armor, but over ''millennia'' of use it's been fixed, tweaked, enhanced, embroidered and modified so many times it's as much a work of art by the [[CargoCult technology worshipping Tech Priests]] as it is war gear, often with gold plates bearing magnificent murals, benedictions and prayer runes engraved on a microscopic level, shining lights and/or open flames for... No clear reason... You'd think that all this would make someone nothing but a moving target, but if you've earned the right to even TOUCH the stuff - never mind wear/wield it - having a battlefield focusing on you [[ButForMeItWasTuesday is standard.]]

* ''VideoGame/DeerHunterSeries'': In some versions, killing ten bucks with the same type of weapon will unlock a gold skin for custom weapons of that type. (It's [[AndYourRewardIsClothes purely cosmetic]], though.)

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'' also gives you a golden cannon, and like in the prequel it adds to your rides health, [[PowerAtAPrice but it's still pretty pricey.]]

* Saddam Hussein had gold-plated AK-47s and and even gold-plated SVD sniper rifles among his possessions.

* As a general, Napoleon had (relatively) modest weapons, and once he became emperor he rarely took up arms himself. But, in order to blend in with the European royalty and thereby set them at ease, he took up hunting even though he was a terrible shot and disliked the activity. As part of the charade, he accepted the gifts of some profoundly ornate guns for those hunts. But what he really delighted in was old-fashioned bling in the form of clothes, jewelery, and ornate versions of functional buildings.

* During [[TheWildWest the Wild West age]], [[NativeAmericansTropes Native American warriors]] and a sizable number of White adventurers used to decorate their utilitarian, day to day guns, with brass ornaments. This is actually why you will sometimes hear the Winchester Repeater referred to as "the yellow boy", as it was the sobriquet used by native americans to describe the rifle when it was constructed primarily out of brass.

* ''VideoGame/DeerHunter'': In some versions, killing ten bucks with the same type of weapon will unlock a gold skin for custom weapons of that type. (It's [[AndYourRewardIsClothes purely cosmetic]], though.)