Sheriff's duster

The sheriff's duster and sheriff's hat are pieces of clothing in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The duster provides bonuses of 1 to Charisma and 5 to Small Guns (5 to Guns in Fallout: New Vegas). The hat provides +1 to Perception.

In Fallout 3, the duster has a damage resistance of 5, and the hat has a DR of 1. Both cannot be repaired except by merchants.

In Fallout: New Vegas, neither article has a Damage Threshold, so they cannot be repaired by merchants. Repair is only possible through the Jury Rigging perk.

Non-player character reactions
If your character is wearing the sheriff's duster, some residents of Megaton will occasionally comment about it when they see you: Other non-player characters treat you as de facto sheriff:
 * Jericho will say
 * Harden Simms isn't impressed either and says:
 * Colin Moriarty comments that
 * Confessor Cromwell says
 * Billy Creel asks
 * Andy Stahl is annoyed but will ask

Duster
In Fallout 3, the duster and hat can be found on the body of Lucas Simms. They are easily obtained by letting Mr. Burke kill him in The Power of Atom. The hat can also be acquired from Sonora Cruz by pickpocketing if you have the Lawbringer perk.

In Fallout: New Vegas, the outfit can be obtained from the town of Primm, inside the sheriff's office. However, the outfit will disappear when you complete the My Kind of Town quest if it is not acquired before that point. Other hats can be found on Freeside thugs from time to time. On close inspection the badge on the sheriff's duster from Primm still reads "Megaton" (the town over which Sheriff Lucas Simms presides in Fallout 3). This is probably an oversight.

Hat

 * On the Lonesome Drifter east of El Dorado Gas & Service.
 * Primm, inside the Sheriff's shack, at the foot of the bed next to the sheriff's duster.
 * Occasionally found on Freeside thugs in full conditions.
 * Dusty McBride in Novac wears one.

Behind the scenes

 * The model in Fallout 3 was created by Liquid Development.

Bugs

 * The sheriff's duster can still be found occasionally, even after completing the My kind of town quest as it sits on the floor in front of the bed with the hat and a wastelander's settlers outfit adjacent to it inside the sheriff's shack.
 * If you are carrying a Sherrif's hat, others that you pick up will not appear in your inventory.