Spiked knuckles (Fallout)

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

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

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Locations

The spiked knuckles can be acquired very early in the game - the Dunton Brothers each have a set to steal, and wield a second set in combat. If the player chooses to kill them, they can acquire four sets of Spiked Knuckles.

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