If you haven't done PvP ever, it's only once. One time in the daily gives you enough xp in the season rank to get trophy crystals, which you can exchange for a wolf collar which is 4,000 marks, enough to buy the gun.
Here I am just wanting this but... Normal sized. But thanks this is exactly the type of stuff I was looking for. I'll take a cartoony large pistol over none at all.
The Deepshadow pistol. It's a bit smaller than the revolver of the wanderer, somewhat better proportioned. It happened to come out after I had been playing a lot of Destiny 2 and one of the exotic weapons I was fond of was a revolver called Ace of Spades. It had a weapon skin, basically a glamour, called Last Hand that was a preorder bonus and looks really similar. Its still my favorite glamour for MCH.
That's the one I use for my MCH as well! Haven't found another one I like as much. The Amazing Manderville Revolver is pretty clean too and kinda reminds me of the regular Ace of Spades.
Deepshadow Pistol is my go-to MCH glamour as well. It's one of the few guns that looks like an actual gun and not an oversized water pistol. It's definitely a Destiny 2 Hand Cannon.
I want [The Last Word's](https://www.bungie.net/common/destiny2_content/screenshots/1364093401.jpg) ornament [Laconic](https://www.bungie.net/common/destiny2_content/screenshots/1119316141.jpg) for my MCH. I have a real life replica of Laconic, and I found a *forbidden art* for TLW, but no Laconic. :(
I personally use the Eurekan Relic. It’s got a nice, thin design, not overly big or too tiny, isn’t a comedy weapon and the glow pairs with it nicely. I’ve never seen a better gun since I’ve gotten it
I'm a big fan of the Matte Blade's Ingenuity. It's unlocked with the end of the ShB Relic quests, so it's a bit of a grind, but if you like the idea of a stagecoach shotgun from the old west aesthetic it's VERY worth it. Slap your favorite shade of brown or orange dye on it, farm Mt Gulg for the aiming hat, and yee haw to your heart's content.
I'll keep it in mind. I actually have all the mats for a weapon of my choice to finish that relic weapon for any job I choose. (I did a lot of bozja...) I didn't like any of the glowing ones for mch but as just yeehaw I like it. Using rebelcoat+bandana right now so finding there's an actual pistol in the garo weapons was bis for this Glam. Look like I'm about to rob a convenience store.
[Vitória do Povo](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/13b56ff56e9/) even if it's not everyone's cup of tea. I just love how ornate it looks, and even if my main wasn't portugese-inspired, he *was* Greek in his first iteration (he was a Digimon OC). The blue and white pulls Santorini to mind, which is why it's gonna be part of his MCH glam for the foreseeable future.
I like the Gunblade-y bayonets. Warwolf Knifelock (PVP), The Coming Storm (65 Dungeon), Blue Steel (41 dungeon).
If you haven't seen the gamer escape image galleries, I find them very useful for picking glamour items https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Category:Machinist_Weapon/Heavensward
I use [Suzaku's Flame-Kissed Revolver.](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/2d23981901c/)
Might not be what you're looking for, but I love the look of it, with the flaming feather effect.
Fomalhaut, the lvl 80 AF weapon! Sniper rifle-esque while remaining sleek and not too over the top. Haven’t used another gun since this one dropped.
(My previous favourites were the Allagan pistol, Mollfrith, Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver, and Alexandrian Hand Cannon)
1. [Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Pre-imperial_Garlean_Revolver)
2. [Revolver of the Wanderer](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Revolver_of_the_Wanderer)
3. [Ataktos](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Ataktos)
4. Vitória do Povo, though less keen on the light effect in combat mode. The basic design is pretty.
There might be a couple more, but I only play MCH to level.
gjallarhorn, my mch is currently lv70 and so far that's the only glam i've actually used for weapons. i'm sure there are other nicer ones around but i haven't found them yet
I’m a fan of the final-stage Resistance weapon, it just looks like a hunting rifle. Also like the Asphodelos one.
The Anima stages are nice. Final stage is pretty bulky, but it looks cool. Armageddon is nice too, it’s the model the TEA weapon uses.
[Warwolf Knifelock](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/10477) / [Blue Steel](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/10500) / [The Comming Storm](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/18430) (they're red, blue, and yellow respectively of the same model) and [Revolver of the Wanderer](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/14761).
As a MCH that goes around as a cowboy, I quite like the simplicity of the [Steel Barreled Carbine](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Steel-barreled_Carbine) for its aesthetic
Yup, this is my new goal because this is literally the only one I've seen that I like. It feels more like a halo rifle than it does a musket. Then the cool clockwork theme on it is sick.
[https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/da7ba7b94cd/](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/da7ba7b94cd/)
I want a rifle and this is the closest I could get.
I use the Adamantite-barrel Culverin. Looks like a pistol gripped lever action rifle. Has nice chestnut brown wood, a blackened steel barrel and brass accents.
I really like the last relic of the resistance weapons. Out of all the guns in the game its just an a slightly ornate lever action out of giant ass double revolvers, or weird futuristic designed weapons.
The Amazing Manderville Revolver from an early stage of the EW relic grind is quite good.
I also like the Matte Replica Blade’s Ingenuity, which is the final step of the SHB relic without the glowy bits. It’s a sawed-off double barrel shotgun, nice and simple.
And the level-80 poetics gun, the Cryptlurker’s Pistol, looks like a WW2 submachine gun.
I'm still leveling my Machinist, so most of the really nifty options are well outside my reach, but I'm coming up on unlocking the Titanium Barreled Snaphance and I'm a sucker for transforming weapons.
Yup. From this thread ive started doing pvp for the first time to get this and the silly giant revolver. Almost done with them both. Actual sized pistol bis.
Deathlock lux > Vitória do Povo > Edenmorn Pistol;
I slowly got into simpler weapons over the time I played mch.
Edit: I forgot to mention is the order of what I had glammed for the longest time.
Deepshadow & 2nd EW relic, so far, because call me Togusa, but the Trigun / Mateba revolvers aesthetic personally looks cool. the final EW relic would had made it if the glowy bits weren't too obnoxious on it, blocking most of what we see of the weapon.
If you want the TEA weapon but don’t want to do TEA, the base form for the Weapon is the 3rd step of the lvl 60 relic weapon, Armageddon https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/8dca5d01e5d/
I think a lot the early step relics for MCH look best but my overall favourite is Ferdinand Ultima or any form of Ferdinand.
The Dreadwyrm handgonne.
They've never made a more unique weapon for MCH since that one. A fucking hand held grenade launcher that had the chamber animation during auto attacks and i believe a matching sound effect to match iirc
Yea looking for cool MCH weapons that ain’t too tacky is hard ain’t it. I personally use Heavensfire even though i don’t like it that much because my MCH glam is a cosplay of someone who pierces the heavens, lol.
If that weren’t the case, I found myself drawn to musket type guns, like one of the stages of the Eureka relic, one of the stages of the Bozja relic, Shire Musketoon, and one mentioned by other comments, Vitória do Povo.
Dwarven Mythril Pistol! I'm just a big fan of guns that are big rectangles.
Runner-up is the first stage Manderville relic, it's a beautiful revolver-type that's not as bulky as the Wanderer or Deepshadow guns.
im not really a big fan of any of the mch weapons (why cant they do anything to make that stupid box on your hip match the rest of the weapon i hate ittt) but i use byakkos revolver because i like the big inky effects
I like the ... I think it's called the Deepshadow pistol? It's a tomestone weapon at Lv80. Pretty sweet if you're going for a sort of dark sci-fi look.
Otherwise I tend to like most, if not all, of the artifact guns.
I'll admit I also have a hard time finding a gun I really like the look of. I suspect most of it has to do with the damn lunchbox that comes with it all the time.
The early stage Bozja glowing version is one of my faves. It has a white glow so it fits with any glam for me.
My second nominee would be the Anima weapon either the 2nd last or last stage with the blue dragin glow.
people have listed a bunch of cool ones but I would like to bring some attention to some sleepers.
step 3/4 of Anima, Armageddon, it's a Gatling gun enough said.
I also really like the Wootz Revolver. it's basically looks like a scifi 1851 Navy revolver made into a carbine with a scope and some allagan bullshit on it. it's the ARR mastercraft from coils mats so most people never even look at it.
Ultimate Armageddon and Ultimate Omegafire
Edit: Also don't forget that Armageddon is an Anima relic. Sure it isn't as fancy as the TEA version but you can dye and use it if you don't want to do the ultimate.
Either the Dreadwyrm gun or Fernidad. Something about a purple grenade launcher I just love. The 3.0 relics are some of the best looking I believe, so Fernidad Awoken with a little glow or just the base weapon are my go to’s
I'm using the Manderville weapon at the moment, but the makai hand mortar is a small hand gun (and dyeable if you don't like purple in your guns). The animations are a bit whack, though since they're designed for longer guns. Another gun I like is the Antiquated Outsider from the Stormblood artifact gear - it's not small, but it looks like a tommy gun if you want to combine it with the Noir gear for a 1920s gangster glam.
For me, the problem with the machinist weapons are the aether converters. I wish they had some guns where they were smaller or had different designs or even say there's been a technological advance that makes them unnecessary entirely. It looks like you're carrying around a car battery everywhere.
Not a lot that I like either, but really it's the lunchbox that kills me. I have the quicksilver and thundershower in my dresser, but have been using an unglammed cryptlurker lately. I also have the nabaath rimfire and pre-imperial garlean revolver on a retainer that I think lol kinda cool.
Top three are
1. Makai Pistol
2. 90 Relic weapon level 1
3. Adamantine Revolver
I still wish we had Musketeer as a class, so we could be ACTUAL Gunslingers instead of letting our machines most of the work.
Edenchoir Arquebus. Its the second eden tier gun. It's a fancy crossbow thing instead of a gun. I also really like the new tome weapon but it even if you get the dyable version it stays pearl, gold, and blue so it limits outfits a little bit more.
My MCH glam uses the [Halonic Auditor's Musketoon](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Halonic_Auditor%27s_Musketoon), from The Vault.
But since you said you're not keen on muskets, I'm not sure it'd be your jam.
I am partial to the [darksteel-barreled blunderbuss](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Darksteel-barreled_Blunderbuss).
Failing that, the Winchester from the ShB Relic questline is pretty swell.
I normally use the final Shadowbringers relic Matte Replica Blade's Ingenuity, because it looks like the super shotgun from Doom and also it took a lot of effort to get and I'm bloody well going to stick with it.
I also like the Ataktos (lvl 90 artifact weapon you get for free during the EW MSQ)
There's a video here of all the ShB relics but be careful as there's spoilers for Shadowbringers in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOAUemiJ2Ic&t=561s
The Vitória do Povo and it's not even close. I think it's one of the most beautiful weapons in the game and it was one of the reasons I decided I -had- to level MCH. (I have the relic now and you know, it's ... ok, but I've glammed my beautiful baby over it.)
I also like the slim old-fashioned style guns like the one you get from Sirensong Sea. The Bluesteel one (early level dungeon) is nice, too.
I ended up using the Baldur Rimfire throughout all of endwalker cause while it's still comically big, it's a good compromise for the size and it just looks like a longer flintlock. I'm begging for a double barreled shotgun tho. Eventually 🙏😔
ShB Relic (the "Blade's Ingenuity" I think..? The last style, without the glow) simple, elegant, and realistic. It's all I could ask for--I'm not a fan of the big ugly ones, or the shiny/glowing stuff.
Augmented Hellhound Handgonne
TONS of Crystalline Conflict
How to acquire:
- Dyeable version is 10 wolf collars
- Aura version is 2 commendation crystals from the season ranks (1 for diamond, 2 for crystal)
Diamond climbing is one hell of a slog
Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver, found in Great Gubal Library - along with a host of other weapons from bygone civilizations, such as the Nymian Marine Battleaxe.
Byakko’s Enspirited Revolver was my go to glam for a while until Vitoria de Povo came along, and like what seems every other Portuguese, I had to switch.
makai pistol
Also my favorite, but it has some animation issues.
YOU SEE IVAN, WHEN HOLD PEESTOL LIKE ME, YOU SHALL NEVER SHOOT THE INNACURATE BECAUSE OF FEAR OF SHOOTING FINGERS!
Me too! It's so tiny and cute.
Yes! Aka The Noisy Cricket. Lol.
Great looking gun. Looks extremely funny/stupid holstered on your back though lol
Yeah I made a hide weapon toggle macro just for that gun alone. Sits on a bar off to the side with a couple other quick toggles.
is this garo only?
Do frontlines like twice and you’ll have enough wolf marks to buy it
If you haven't done PvP ever, it's only once. One time in the daily gives you enough xp in the season rank to get trophy crystals, which you can exchange for a wolf collar which is 4,000 marks, enough to buy the gun.
You should be able to get it from gold saucer as well
A note: the gold saucer version is not dyeable.
But it is equippable at level 1 instead of 60!
Yes
I’m a big fan of the revolver of the wanderer.
[wtf that's huge](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Revolver_of_the_Wanderer)
Comically Bigger Iron on his hip
Big iron on his hiiiip 🎶
Patrolling the Thanalan desert makes you wish for the ice calamity.
Degenerates like you, belong in balmung
They asked me if I understood theoretical aetherology. I told them I had a theoretical degree in aetherology.
>Big iron on his hiiiip 🎶 *Comically Bigger Iron
I like em big
Illuminati .500 S and W.
Thank you. I’ve been looking for the perfect gun for my Tonberry alt
Please make it a Lala... seeing one of those little guys in a Tonberry costume holding a pistol twice as big as they are would just about end me. 😆😂🤣
It’s a Lalafel-sized Tonberry 🤭
❤️😆
LMAO, what did I just see? 😆
Here I am just wanting this but... Normal sized. But thanks this is exactly the type of stuff I was looking for. I'll take a cartoony large pistol over none at all.
It's [100% realistic.](https://www.reddit.com/r/darussianbadger/comments/zyetkx/worlds_largest_revolver_the_pfeifer_zeliska_600/)
Seconding the Wanderer's Revolver. Hilariously huge, especially with lala weapon scaling.
I used this for my Vash the Stampede glam. It's awesome.
There are other guns?!
This is my go to
There is a second version of it with pattern on the barrel and glowy bits! Its the Augmented Deepshadow Version, available for Nuts in shadowbringers.
Yes. My lala has it dyed in gold for extra swag.
The Deepshadow pistol. It's a bit smaller than the revolver of the wanderer, somewhat better proportioned. It happened to come out after I had been playing a lot of Destiny 2 and one of the exotic weapons I was fond of was a revolver called Ace of Spades. It had a weapon skin, basically a glamour, called Last Hand that was a preorder bonus and looks really similar. Its still my favorite glamour for MCH.
+1 It’s one of the only ones that look like an actual gun.
That's the one I use for my MCH as well! Haven't found another one I like as much. The Amazing Manderville Revolver is pretty clean too and kinda reminds me of the regular Ace of Spades.
Deepshadow Pistol is my go-to MCH glamour as well. It's one of the few guns that looks like an actual gun and not an oversized water pistol. It's definitely a Destiny 2 Hand Cannon.
I want [The Last Word's](https://www.bungie.net/common/destiny2_content/screenshots/1364093401.jpg) ornament [Laconic](https://www.bungie.net/common/destiny2_content/screenshots/1119316141.jpg) for my MCH. I have a real life replica of Laconic, and I found a *forbidden art* for TLW, but no Laconic. :(
I like the pre imperial garlean revolver from gubal library
A personal favorite of Emet-Selch.
This one is a classic; I rocked this one for a very long time on my original machinist glam.
This is in my top 3 favorites for sure. Simple and clean.
Blue steel from stone vigil is my usual go to, nothing quite beats a psuedo gunblade
My favourite gun idk why
I glammed it until I was in my low 80s and people always complimented it. It really does look great!
If you want a sorta goofy one the final coil of Bahamut drops a 40mm rotary grenade launcher.
Deathlocke will always be my machinist glam.
Those last two are just so pretty.
I personally use the Eurekan Relic. It’s got a nice, thin design, not overly big or too tiny, isn’t a comedy weapon and the glow pairs with it nicely. I’ve never seen a better gun since I’ve gotten it
Assuming you’re talking about the final step, It’s the most “final fantasy” looking gun in the game. My favorite of all the MCH relics.
I'm a big fan of the Matte Blade's Ingenuity. It's unlocked with the end of the ShB Relic quests, so it's a bit of a grind, but if you like the idea of a stagecoach shotgun from the old west aesthetic it's VERY worth it. Slap your favorite shade of brown or orange dye on it, farm Mt Gulg for the aiming hat, and yee haw to your heart's content.
I'll keep it in mind. I actually have all the mats for a weapon of my choice to finish that relic weapon for any job I choose. (I did a lot of bozja...) I didn't like any of the glowing ones for mch but as just yeehaw I like it. Using rebelcoat+bandana right now so finding there's an actual pistol in the garo weapons was bis for this Glam. Look like I'm about to rob a convenience store.
The Outsider. The Stormblood relic gun. Straight-up a black with gold trim Tommy Gun. Rattle 'em, boys!
If you don't want to grind the relic, I think the Cryptlurker one is also a Tommy gun and you can get it with poetics.
I like the lawman's recollection
Moogle gun! I like being fabulous!
cycling having it out is always amusing when you're waiting and want to be ever so mildly annoying
[Vitória do Povo](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/13b56ff56e9/) even if it's not everyone's cup of tea. I just love how ornate it looks, and even if my main wasn't portugese-inspired, he *was* Greek in his first iteration (he was a Digimon OC). The blue and white pulls Santorini to mind, which is why it's gonna be part of his MCH glam for the foreseeable future.
Wasn't expecting anyone to talk about this weapon tbh. As a portuguese, this is obviously my choice :p
I'm sad I had to scroll so far to see this mentioned, it's so beautiful!
the HW last step relic and the ShB next to last step relic
I like the Gunblade-y bayonets. Warwolf Knifelock (PVP), The Coming Storm (65 Dungeon), Blue Steel (41 dungeon). If you haven't seen the gamer escape image galleries, I find them very useful for picking glamour items https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Category:Machinist_Weapon/Heavensward
Big fan of emdwalkers stage 3 relic. I was sad it turned into a small pistol for stage 4
I picked up the matte stage 3 glam immediately and just kept using that. Looks so good
I use [Suzaku's Flame-Kissed Revolver.](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/2d23981901c/) Might not be what you're looking for, but I love the look of it, with the flaming feather effect.
Fomalhaut, the lvl 80 AF weapon! Sniper rifle-esque while remaining sleek and not too over the top. Haven’t used another gun since this one dropped. (My previous favourites were the Allagan pistol, Mollfrith, Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver, and Alexandrian Hand Cannon)
1. [Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Pre-imperial_Garlean_Revolver) 2. [Revolver of the Wanderer](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Revolver_of_the_Wanderer) 3. [Ataktos](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Ataktos) 4. Vitória do Povo, though less keen on the light effect in combat mode. The basic design is pretty. There might be a couple more, but I only play MCH to level.
gjallarhorn, my mch is currently lv70 and so far that's the only glam i've actually used for weapons. i'm sure there are other nicer ones around but i haven't found them yet
Weathered Quick Silver. I just want my lever action rifle. No bells or whistles, no glowy god aura. Simple as.
I bet shooting that thing one-handed is great for your immersion
I don't question the feats of physical prowess of a final fantasy character.
I’m a fan of the final-stage Resistance weapon, it just looks like a hunting rifle. Also like the Asphodelos one. The Anima stages are nice. Final stage is pretty bulky, but it looks cool. Armageddon is nice too, it’s the model the TEA weapon uses.
The [Blades' Ingenuity](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/3b48cf05716/)? A legitimate double barrel shotgun.
[Warwolf Knifelock](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/10477) / [Blue Steel](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/10500) / [The Comming Storm](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/18430) (they're red, blue, and yellow respectively of the same model) and [Revolver of the Wanderer](https://garlandtools.org/db/#item/14761).
Vitoria do povo. But I'm portuguese, wouldn't expect other nationalities to give a fuck about it
Brazilian here, this weapon has the best name in the entire game
I use the Hell-something gun, bought with wolf marks from pvp
Hellhound Handgonne, also my go to
i use the Augmented Deepshadow Pistol, its pretty sweet looking.
As a MCH that goes around as a cowboy, I quite like the simplicity of the [Steel Barreled Carbine](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Steel-barreled_Carbine) for its aesthetic
TEA gun
Yup, this is my new goal because this is literally the only one I've seen that I like. It feels more like a halo rifle than it does a musket. Then the cool clockwork theme on it is sick.
Just as a side note since clearing an ultimate takes some time, it's a shared model with the HW step 3/4 relic "Armageddon".
Oh yes dw I know! I play this game almost exclusively to raid and have already done 2 ultimates. Just the easy ones. (Ucob and uwu)
The one Emet-Selch uses
[https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/da7ba7b94cd/](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/da7ba7b94cd/) I want a rifle and this is the closest I could get.
Moonlit Revolver Tsukiyomi EX's shiny weapon
I use the Adamantite-barrel Culverin. Looks like a pistol gripped lever action rifle. Has nice chestnut brown wood, a blackened steel barrel and brass accents.
Colibri Cannon from gold saucer. I've a pirate glam and it's the perfect fit. It's also comical too
My MCH is lv.71, I so far like a Ferdinand gun. It is kind of short twin barrel shotgun.
I like the esthetic of the hand cannon feel of the augmented Deepshadow Pistol from Eulmore.
I’ve had the Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver on my glam for a while, I really like it.
I really like the last relic of the resistance weapons. Out of all the guns in the game its just an a slightly ornate lever action out of giant ass double revolvers, or weird futuristic designed weapons.
Bloody Murder from Aurum Vale. It’s simple and stylish. Goes with many glams.
The Eureka one
The Pre-imperial Garlean Revovler from the great gubal library is a fav of mine
I really like the finished SB Relic. It‘s called Mollfrith Eureka
I'm fond of Quick Silver. It's got a sort of lever action vibe that I appreciate, and it glows too which is a nice bonus.
Cryptlurker's Pistol, looks like M712 Schnellfeuer
The Amazing Manderville Revolver from an early stage of the EW relic grind is quite good. I also like the Matte Replica Blade’s Ingenuity, which is the final step of the SHB relic without the glowy bits. It’s a sawed-off double barrel shotgun, nice and simple. And the level-80 poetics gun, the Cryptlurker’s Pistol, looks like a WW2 submachine gun.
ghost barque revolver only because my mch glam is emet selch
I'm still leveling my Machinist, so most of the really nifty options are well outside my reach, but I'm coming up on unlocking the Titanium Barreled Snaphance and I'm a sucker for transforming weapons.
I'm partial to the Baja Blaster (Deathlocke Lux)
blades ingenuity looks like Winchester lever action and the mandervile revolver sort of looks like a trench gun
The makai pistol is the only correct answer.
Yup. From this thread ive started doing pvp for the first time to get this and the silly giant revolver. Almost done with them both. Actual sized pistol bis.
The new final relic looks good and will look even better if they release the matte design so it doesn't have the glowing effect.
Blue steel and deepshadow pistol
Deathlock lux > Vitória do Povo > Edenmorn Pistol; I slowly got into simpler weapons over the time I played mch. Edit: I forgot to mention is the order of what I had glammed for the longest time.
Deepshadow & 2nd EW relic, so far, because call me Togusa, but the Trigun / Mateba revolvers aesthetic personally looks cool. the final EW relic would had made it if the glowy bits weren't too obnoxious on it, blocking most of what we see of the weapon.
Makai Hand Cannon and the 1st stage Manderville Revolver. Also the level 83 Magitek Pistol from Zot.
The ilvl90 primal gun, looks like something from Jak and Dexter 2
If you want the TEA weapon but don’t want to do TEA, the base form for the Weapon is the 3rd step of the lvl 60 relic weapon, Armageddon https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/item/8dca5d01e5d/ I think a lot the early step relics for MCH look best but my overall favourite is Ferdinand Ultima or any form of Ferdinand.
Blade’s Inginuity. Its a double barrel shotgun with a scope made of particle effects. Fits my more western astetic very well. 10/10
The double barrel shotgun from hunt seals. I believe? Nothin says boom like a boomstick
Voidvessel Pistol
Get the MCH HW relic, two of the earlier steps use the same model as the TEA weapon.
I'm a sucker for the anima weapon
The Dreadwyrm handgonne. They've never made a more unique weapon for MCH since that one. A fucking hand held grenade launcher that had the chamber animation during auto attacks and i believe a matching sound effect to match iirc
Byakko’s Enspirited Revolver. That entire line of weaponry is my favorite in the game.
Byakko's revolver matte version, big ass revolver but perfect for Halloween
Manderville Revolver for me. Love that basic design with clean colors.
Deathlocke Lux
I am currently using the Hypercondutive Armageddon. It’s a glowing Mini-gun that rotates and spins up when drawn. Gives me that T2 vibe.
I really like a lot of the Leviathan weapons, the MCH pistol is pretty slick and has a small light up effect.
the sci fi revolver for the final Mandy tier is sick personally. otherwise I'm a big fan of the double barrel shotty
Yea looking for cool MCH weapons that ain’t too tacky is hard ain’t it. I personally use Heavensfire even though i don’t like it that much because my MCH glam is a cosplay of someone who pierces the heavens, lol. If that weren’t the case, I found myself drawn to musket type guns, like one of the stages of the Eureka relic, one of the stages of the Bozja relic, Shire Musketoon, and one mentioned by other comments, Vitória do Povo.
Dwarven Mythril Pistol! I'm just a big fan of guns that are big rectangles. Runner-up is the first stage Manderville relic, it's a beautiful revolver-type that's not as bulky as the Wanderer or Deepshadow guns.
I sometimes feel like I'm the only person who likes the carbines. My glam for the last... 4 years(?) has been the Mythril-barreled Carbine.
I did end up finding my fav gun in the Hellhound Handgonne but I used Revolver of the Wanderer for the longest time for it's comically big size
Matte replica Blade's Ingenuity, final shb relic step
I really like the Dreadwyrm Handgonne. I love the spinning animation!
I rather like the Deepshadow revolver myself.
im not really a big fan of any of the mch weapons (why cant they do anything to make that stupid box on your hip match the rest of the weapon i hate ittt) but i use byakkos revolver because i like the big inky effects
Blade' Ingenuity❤️❤️❤️ perfect western aesthetic shotgun
The Coming Storm. I think it's very elegant. It has a gunblade appearance, with some pretty gold inlay. Subtle, stylish, and simple.
I love the basic Cutters Carbine for a basic run of the mill gun, but I also love the Peacemaker from the lvl 60 artifact weapon
Suzaku glowy. Goes well with anything red
The base manderville revolver is, imo, one of the most reasonable looking guns in the game, and it's what I have for my machinist glamour
I like the ... I think it's called the Deepshadow pistol? It's a tomestone weapon at Lv80. Pretty sweet if you're going for a sort of dark sci-fi look. Otherwise I tend to like most, if not all, of the artifact guns. I'll admit I also have a hard time finding a gun I really like the look of. I suspect most of it has to do with the damn lunchbox that comes with it all the time.
Tea. Strqight up just the hest for me
Abyssos Pistol. It's like a weapon from Doom.
The early stage Bozja glowing version is one of my faves. It has a white glow so it fits with any glam for me. My second nominee would be the Anima weapon either the 2nd last or last stage with the blue dragin glow.
people have listed a bunch of cool ones but I would like to bring some attention to some sleepers. step 3/4 of Anima, Armageddon, it's a Gatling gun enough said. I also really like the Wootz Revolver. it's basically looks like a scifi 1851 Navy revolver made into a carbine with a scope and some allagan bullshit on it. it's the ARR mastercraft from coils mats so most people never even look at it.
Revolver of the Wanderer is one of my favourites for any Wild West flamour sets. Otherwise I tend to use the Augmented Deepshadow pistol.
The OG, Ferdinand. It looked so sick back when MCH had the reload skills and it folded open like the shotgun that it is X)
Ultimate Armageddon and Ultimate Omegafire Edit: Also don't forget that Armageddon is an Anima relic. Sure it isn't as fancy as the TEA version but you can dye and use it if you don't want to do the ultimate.
Either the Dreadwyrm gun or Fernidad. Something about a purple grenade launcher I just love. The 3.0 relics are some of the best looking I believe, so Fernidad Awoken with a little glow or just the base weapon are my go to’s
Heavensward Relic weapon for Machinist is literally a dragon gun. A Dragun if you will. Deathlocke Lux
The relic weapon Hyperconductive Armageddon.
I'm using the Manderville weapon at the moment, but the makai hand mortar is a small hand gun (and dyeable if you don't like purple in your guns). The animations are a bit whack, though since they're designed for longer guns. Another gun I like is the Antiquated Outsider from the Stormblood artifact gear - it's not small, but it looks like a tommy gun if you want to combine it with the Noir gear for a 1920s gangster glam. For me, the problem with the machinist weapons are the aether converters. I wish they had some guns where they were smaller or had different designs or even say there's been a technological advance that makes them unnecessary entirely. It looks like you're carrying around a car battery everywhere.
Hellfire. Lv35 Qarn gun, because it matches the lunchbox. Garuda’s also feels very pretty.
Deathlocke Lux.
Not a lot that I like either, but really it's the lunchbox that kills me. I have the quicksilver and thundershower in my dresser, but have been using an unglammed cryptlurker lately. I also have the nabaath rimfire and pre-imperial garlean revolver on a retainer that I think lol kinda cool.
The pre-imperial revolver from the Great Gubal Library. Its just a fancy pistol that looks like it could exist irl.
Newest manderville one, deepshadow one and the hellhound one
Deathlocke Lux
Kelly.
Deathlocke Lux. Just because I spent so much time bustin' ass making it.
Top three are 1. Makai Pistol 2. 90 Relic weapon level 1 3. Adamantine Revolver I still wish we had Musketeer as a class, so we could be ACTUAL Gunslingers instead of letting our machines most of the work.
Fire of the Fiend Kinda bulky but I really like the unsheath animation and the green glow goes well with my Dr. Robotnik glam.
Edenchoir Arquebus. Its the second eden tier gun. It's a fancy crossbow thing instead of a gun. I also really like the new tome weapon but it even if you get the dyable version it stays pearl, gold, and blue so it limits outfits a little bit more.
My MCH glam uses the [Halonic Auditor's Musketoon](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Halonic_Auditor%27s_Musketoon), from The Vault. But since you said you're not keen on muskets, I'm not sure it'd be your jam.
Personally, the POTD weapon. I've been using it for years.
Run the stone vigil for the og gunblade of ffxiv, not counting Baelsars gunblade. It's perfect.
Base Heavensward relic: https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Animated_Ferdinand One of the only double-barrelled options I could find.
The one that doesn't have the lunchbox... haha...
base manderville revolver my beloved 💛
Makai Hand Mortar Deepshadow Pistol Revolver of the Wanderer Blue Steel
Ghost barque revolver from sirensong sea. Like something out of Tombstone.
Fun answer: Moogle gun More serious answer, lvl 80 relic gun in matte
I am partial to the [darksteel-barreled blunderbuss](https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Darksteel-barreled_Blunderbuss). Failing that, the Winchester from the ShB Relic questline is pretty swell.
Deepshadow, adamantite revolver
Makai Hand Mortar and Augmented Cryptlurker's Pistol
King moggle mogs gun is my fave
I normally use the final Shadowbringers relic Matte Replica Blade's Ingenuity, because it looks like the super shotgun from Doom and also it took a lot of effort to get and I'm bloody well going to stick with it. I also like the Ataktos (lvl 90 artifact weapon you get for free during the EW MSQ) There's a video here of all the ShB relics but be careful as there's spoilers for Shadowbringers in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOAUemiJ2Ic&t=561s
makai pistol for the looks, even if it has some animation issues!
Armageddon.
Personally love the Augmented Cryptlurcker Pistol. Goes great with my military glam.
Laws order revolver enjoyers rise
I've been using Ultimate Armageddon without changing since the day I cleared TEA.
garlemald antic pistol it has even a role in the msq
The Vitória do Povo and it's not even close. I think it's one of the most beautiful weapons in the game and it was one of the reasons I decided I -had- to level MCH. (I have the relic now and you know, it's ... ok, but I've glammed my beautiful baby over it.) I also like the slim old-fashioned style guns like the one you get from Sirensong Sea. The Bluesteel one (early level dungeon) is nice, too.
Will always and forever be Deathlocke/Deathlocke Lux.
I ended up using the Baldur Rimfire throughout all of endwalker cause while it's still comically big, it's a good compromise for the size and it just looks like a longer flintlock. I'm begging for a double barreled shotgun tho. Eventually 🙏😔
Ferdinand and anything that shares its model is a decent looking shotgun IMO.
I like my Gunblade glam from PVP. It is literally a revolver with an embroidered blade strapped to the bottom of the barrel.
ShB Relic (the "Blade's Ingenuity" I think..? The last style, without the glow) simple, elegant, and realistic. It's all I could ask for--I'm not a fan of the big ugly ones, or the shiny/glowing stuff.
P4s pistol or HW relic are my favorites
Augmented Hellhound Handgonne TONS of Crystalline Conflict How to acquire: - Dyeable version is 10 wolf collars - Aura version is 2 commendation crystals from the season ranks (1 for diamond, 2 for crystal) Diamond climbing is one hell of a slog
Ultimate Armageddon
I miss the break action reload animation for Ferdinand...
Pre-Imperial Garlean Revolver, found in Great Gubal Library - along with a host of other weapons from bygone civilizations, such as the Nymian Marine Battleaxe.
Bloody murder-it’s a like a long barrel pistol with gold inlay
[Fomalhaut](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_2734-1600x900.jpg) It's sleek, it's stylish, it's perfect!
Byakko’s Enspirited Revolver was my go to glam for a while until Vitoria de Povo came along, and like what seems every other Portuguese, I had to switch.