diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
index 1008b5d1f..2dee33550 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ CVARD(Bool, cl_hudinterpolation, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable HUD (weapon
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodvanillarun, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's vanilla run mode")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodvanillabobbing, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's vanilla bobbing while not using vanilla run mode")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodhudinterp, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's HUD interpolation")
+CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodoldweapbalance, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable legacy 1.0 weapon handling for Blood")
 
 
 CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, cl_autoaim, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_USERINFO, "enable/disable weapon autoaim")
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.h b/source/core/gamecvars.h
index 4328b0b43..d8d70cd5d 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.h
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_hudinterpolation)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodvanillarun)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodvanillabobbing)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodhudinterp)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodoldweapbalance)
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, demorec_seeds_cvar)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, demoplay_diffs)
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
index 5099b170f..c53284831 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void StartLevel(MapRecord* level, bool newgame)
 	if (gGameOptions.nGameType == 0)
 	{
 		///////
-		gGameOptions.weaponsV10x = gWeaponsV10x;
+		gGameOptions.weaponsV10x = cl_bloodoldweapbalance;
 		///////
 	}
 #if 0
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/globals.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/globals.cpp
index 400713eb0..959578119 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/globals.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/globals.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,4 @@ bool gInfiniteAmmo;
 int32_t gDeliriumBlur = 1;
 bool gFogMode = false;
 
-//////////
-int gWeaponsV10x;
-/////////
-
 END_BLD_NS
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/globals.h b/source/games/blood/src/globals.h
index 7695906fa..767023461 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/globals.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/globals.h
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ extern bool gNoClip;
 extern bool gInfiniteAmmo;
 extern int32_t gDeliriumBlur;
 
-///////
-extern int gWeaponsV10x;
-//////
-
 extern bool gFogMode;
 
 END_BLD_NS