Brass knuckles (Fallout)

For an overview of Brass knuckles in the Fallout games, see Brass knuckles.

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Brass knuckles are a set of unarmed weapons in Fallout and Fallout 2.

“Hardened knuckle grip that is actually made out of steel. They protect your hand, and do more damage, in unarmed combat.”

Background

Main article: Brass knuckles

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

Brass knuckles, or knuckledusters, take the form of four linked metal 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.

Characteristics

In Fallout 2, peculiarly you can find spiked knuckles earlier than you can find this, making brass knuckles somewhat useless. However, light weight coupled with reasonable value means that players with adequate Barter skills can make a respectable profit looting these from fallen foes. As they are far more common than firearms in the lower levels, the collection and resale of brass knuckles can provide a much-needed early-game source of income.

Locations

Fallout

• Your character starts with a set of knuckles if you tagged Unarmed.

Fallout 2

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