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For an overview of brass knuckles, see brass knuckles. |
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Spiked knuckles are a set of unarmed weapons in Fallout 3.
Characteristics[]
Brass knuckles with spikes.
Durability[]
The spiked knuckles can successfully strike about 667 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- Brass knuckles - The more common variant found in Fallout 3.
Steel knuckles - Slightly stronger than the regular brass knuckles, the steel knuckles only use 14 AP per V.A.T.S. swing.- Love Tap - A variant of the regular knuckles that was cut from the base game.
- Plunkett's Valid Points - A unique variant of spiked knuckles found on Plunkett, they have the lowest AP cost in the base game.
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 | 6 | 9.5 | 1.58 | x1 | 6 | 18 | 0.7 | 667 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Steel knuckles  | 9 | 14.2 | 1.58 | x1 | 9 | 14 | 1.3 | 1111 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Spiked knuckles | 9 | 14.2 | 1.58 | x1 | 9 | 19 | 0.9 | 667 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Plunkett's Valid Points | 12 | 18.9 | 1.58 | x2 | 12 | 15 | 1.6 | 333 | 1 | 30 | 30 |
- Note: Unarmed damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
Spiked knuckles are found throughout the Capital Wasteland. They are commonly found on low level raiders, as well as in lockers and other similar containers.