For an overview of brass knuckles in the Fallout series of games, see brass knuckles. |
The spiked knuckles are a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics
These have the same design as the brass knuckles, but are made with a darker metal and have spikes attached to each knuckle, enabling the knuckles to puncture and slash open the skin of an opponent.
V.A.T.S. Special Attacks
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Durability
The spiked knuckles can successfully strike about 1495 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants
Comparison
Name | Dmg/ATT | DPS | ATT/sec | Crit % Mult | Crit Dmg | Attacks in V.A.T.S. | WG | AP Cost | DMG/AP¹ | Durability | Value | ATT REQ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brass knuckles | 18 | 36.9 | 2.1 | x1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2.0 | 995 | 120 | Unarmed:25 Strength:2 |
Spiked knuckles | 25 | 59.2 | 2.4 | x1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2.63 | 1495 | 500 | Unarmed:50 Strength:3 |
Love and Hate | 30 | 75.8 | 2.5 | x1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3.16 | 1495 | 750 | Unarmed:50 Strength:3 |
- ¹ Includes V.A.T.S double normal weapon damage.
Locations
- Primm, inside a safe in the Vikki and Vance Casino. They must be stolen, triggering karma loss.
- Boulder City, on a shelf in one of the ruined buildings.
- Viper gunslingers and Fiends sometimes carry this weapon.
- Spiked knuckles can be looted from various low to medium level human enemies.
- Sold by Cliff Briscoe inside the Dino Bite Gift Shop in Novac.
Bugs
- Spiked knuckles do not use a higher resolution texture when used by the player, despite one being available in the game's resources.