Brass knuckles

 

This is an overview article, listing content appearing in multiple games.

Gameplay articles Fallout Brass Knuckles Spiked knuckles Fallout 2 Brass knuckles Spiked knuckles Fallout 3 Brass knuckles Steel Knuckles Spiked knuckles Plunkett's Valid Points Love Tap Fallout: New Vegas Brass knuckles Spiked Knuckles Love and Hate Fallout Tactics Brass knuckles

Brass knuckles are a form of simple weapon used in hand-to-hand combat.

Background

Developed in antiquity, this weapon is nevertheless quite prevalent in the post-Great War wastelands.

Despite the colorful name, "brass" knuckles are typically made from stainless steel, and take the form of four linked rings in a shallow convex formation with a bumper attached to the concave face. The rings are slipped over a combatant's fingers with the bumper pressed into the palm of the hand. When a punch is thrown, the brass knuckles take the majority of the impact impulse, transferring much of the punch's kinetic energy to the target by way of the harder, smaller impacting surface of the metal knuckles. This drastically increases the likelihood of serious tissue disruption and bone damage.

Realistically, while properly fitted brass knuckles can prove quite an asset in a brawl, improperly fitting brass knuckles can easily break the user's fingers or cause severe bruising and edema in the fingers and palm. In terms of a wasteland weapon, however, a set of brass knuckles, while little better than nothing, can nevertheless provide a combat edge.

Variants

Standard

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Gameplay articles: Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas

A set of regular brass knuckles.

• For the unique brass knuckles found in Fallout 3, see: Steel knuckles.
• For the cut content brass knuckles found in Fallout 3, see: Love Tap.

Spiked

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Gameplay articles: Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas

An improved version of the classic brass knuckles. The spiked knuckles do more damage, tearing into the flesh of your opponent in unarmed combat.

• For the unique spiked knuckles found in Fallout 3, see Plunkett's Valid Points.

Spiked plate

Gameplay article: Fallout: New Vegas

An improved version of the classic brass knuckles. The spikes with the addition of a solid plate do more damage, tearing into the flesh of your opponent while also impart more impact damage as well.

Pointed

The following is based on information from Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.

Gameplay article: Fallout Tactics

While not strictly spiked knuckles, the brass knuckles in Fallout Tactics do have points on them.