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For an overview of brass knuckles in the Fallout series of games, see brass knuckles. |
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Spiked knuckles are a set of unarmed weapons in Fallout 3.
Background
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
Spiked knuckles are an easy replacement for brass knuckles, being not much harder to find. Essentially just brass knuckles with spikes welded on to the impact plate, they deal a little more damage than brass knuckles as well.
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.
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- Plunkett's Valid Points - a unique variant of spiked knuckles found on Plunkett, they have the lowest AP cost in the base game.
Comparison
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 | - 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 | |||
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| 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.