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The spiked knuckles are a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
Compared to the brass knuckles, the spiked knuckles deal a higher amount of damage per strike at a faster attack speed as well as a higher amount of critical hit damage at a 1x critical chance multiplier. It has a similar AP cost, significantly higher durability, a similar weight, and a significantly higher caps value. It is considered a holdout weapon. It requires a 50 Unarmed skill level and 3 Strength attribute level to use effectively.
Visually, the weapon has a similar appearance to the brass knuckles, instead being made from a darker metal with spikes attached to each knuckle, enabling the knuckles to puncture and slash open the skin of an opponent when striking.
V.A.T.S. Special Attacks[]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 50 | 19 | 2.63 | |
| Stomp | 50 | 100 | 20 | 5 | Only on knocked down enemies |
| Uppercut | 50 | 57.5 | 20 | 2.88 | |
| Cross | 75 | 55 | 20 | 2.75 | 2.5x damage to limbs |
- Note: Unarmed weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
Durability[]
The spiked knuckles can successfully strike about 1495 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Brass knuckles - the standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
- Love and Hate - a unique variant used by a Viper leader at Bonnie Springs, north of Goodsprings Cemetery.
Comparison[]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - 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[]
- Primm - Can be found inside the safe in the backroom opposite the entrance in the Vikki and Vance Casino. If My Kind of Town plus A Team of Moronic Mercenaries has not been completed, it will be marked owned and must be stolen for Karma loss.
- Boulder City - On a shelf in one of the ruined buildings.
- Viper gunslingers and Fiends sometimes carry it.
- Novac - Sold by Cliff Briscoe in the Dino Bite gift shop.
Bugs[]
Spiked knuckles do not use a higher resolution texture when used by the player, despite one being available in the game's resources. [verified]
