Dale Barton

Dale Barton is a traveling merchant found at Fortification Hill in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
Barton prefers to trade in Legion territories versus NCR territories, saying that he finds it cheaper and safer. This is due to Caesar's Legion not demanding (or needing) heavy taxes from traders and its effectiveness at keeping its territory safe from raiders. When asked about Legate Lanius, he mentions that Lanius killed one of his brahmin just because it was in his way, though goes on to say that he had enough sense not to complain.

Dale is the one who salvaged a howitzer from a military base in Yuma, Arizona and then sold it to Caesar's Legion.

Effect of the player's actions

 * He will not trade with the Courier if they have a bad reputation with Caesar's Legion.

Bugs

 * Trading with Dale Barton can cause the game to crash. The only way to clear this problem is to restart game (PS3) or restart the console entirely (Xbox 360). This appears to happen most often when buying weapon mods or caravan cards.
 * Game may crash at the end of a game of Caravan.

Appearances

 * Dale Barton appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.