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The brass knuckles are a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics[]

An unarmed weapon made from the titular metal with rings to slip four fingers through and a bar that rests in the palm for support. They deal the third-lowest amount of damage per strike of all unarmed weapons (above the boxing tape, the Golden Gloves, and the boxing gloves) at a high attack speed. They deal low-end critical hit damage at the second-lowest AP cost of all unarmed weapons and have high-end durability, albeit with the third-lowest caps cost of all unarmed weapons. They require 25 Unarmed skill level and 2 Strength to use effectively. They are considered a holdout weapon.

V.A.T.S. Special Attacks[]

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Type of attack- Type of attackSkill required- Skill required
Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per action point- Damage per action pointAdditional effects- Additional effects
Type of attackSkill requiredDamage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point costDamage per action pointAdditional effects
Normal036182
Stomp5072203.6Only on knocked down enemies
Uppercut5041.4202.07
Cross7539.6201.982.5x 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[]

Comparison[]

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointDurability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Brass knuckles 18
36.92.05x1181829951120120252
Love and Hate 30
75.82.53x130193.214951750750503
Spiked knuckles 25
59.22.37x125192.614951500500503
Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

Locations[]

Bugs[]

Xbox 360Xbox 360 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]

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