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For an overview of brass knuckles, see brass knuckles. |
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Brass knuckles are a set of unarmed weapons in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics
Brass knuckles allow the player character to inflict more damage to their opponent than they would with bare fists.
V.A.T.S. Special Attacks
Legend | ||||
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- Type of attack | - Skill required | |||
- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. | - Action point cost | |||
- Damage per action point | - Additional effects |
Normal | 0 | 36 | 18 | 2 | |
Stomp | 50 | 72 | 20 | 3.6 | Only on knocked down enemies |
Uppercut | 50 | 41.4 | 20 | 2.07 | |
Cross | 75 | 39.6 | 20 | 1.98 | 2.5x damage to limbs |
- Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
Durability
The brass knuckles can successfully strike about 995 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants
- Spiked knuckles - A more powerful variant.
- Love and Hate - A unique variant carried by a Viper leader at Bonnie Springs.
Comparison
Legend | ||||
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- Weapon name (melee or unarmed) | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |||
- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | - Action point cost | |||
- Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | - Damage per action point | |||
- Damage per second | - Weapon spread | |||
- Area of effect damage | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |||
- Effect damage & duration | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |||
- Bonus effects | - Weight | |||
- Attacks per second | - Value in caps | |||
- Critical chance % multiplier | - Value to weight ratio | |||
- Critical damage | - Skill required | |||
- Critical effect damage & duration | - Strength required | |||
- With all mods attached |
Brass knuckles | 18 | 36.9 | 2.05 | x1 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 995 | 1 | 120 | 120 | 25 | 2 |
Love and Hate | 30 | 75.8 | 2.53 | x1 | 30 | 19 | 3.2 | 1495 | 1 | 750 | 750 | 50 | 3 |
Spiked knuckles | 25 | 59.2 | 2.37 | x1 | 25 | 19 | 2.6 | 1495 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 50 | 3 |
- Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations
- Gomorrah - Carried by Big Sal and Nero.
- New Vegas Strip - Sold by Mister Holdout outside Gomorrah.
- Nevada Highway Patrol station - A set of brass knuckles at 99% condition can be found in the jail cell next to the body of a dead prospector, alongside a Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap.
- NCR Correctional Facility- Carried by Scrambler
- Science 75) in the Villa police station. Behind a locked door (
Bugs
After holding dynamite and equipping the brass knuckles, the brass knuckles will not appear on the player character's hand, and instead a stick of dynamite will act as the brass knuckles. [verified]