Brass knuckles

Brass knuckles are a form of simple melee weaponry used in hand-to-hand combat.
==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.
==Models==
===Brass knuckles===
A set of regular brass knuckles, made from brass or steel, forming solid rings around the fingers and connected to a solid weighted center held in the fist.
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* For the unique version that was to appear in Fallout 3, see: Love Tap.
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* For the unique version that appears in Fallout 3, see: Steel knuckles.
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*For the version that appears in Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, see: Brass knuckles.
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===Spiked knuckles===
An improved version of the classic brass knuckles that feature spikes protruding from the apexes of the rings. The spiked knuckles do more damage, tearing into the flesh of an opponent in unarmed combat.
* For the unique version that appears in Fallout 3, see: Plunkett's Valid Points.
* For the unique version that appears in Fallout: New Vegas, see: Love and Hate.
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* For the version that was to appear in Van Buren, see: Spiked knuckles.
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===Knuckles===
Metal knuckes, without spikes.
===Dog tag fist===
An improvised set of spiked knuckles, they consist of multiple sets of dog tags wrapped around the fingers in such a fashion that the metal dog tags protrude from between the fingers with the beaded chain wrapping around the knuckles.
* For the unique version that appears in Fallout: New Vegas, see: Recompense of the Fallen.
== Notes ==
If the Vault Dweller has a high Unarmed skill or Strength, they will start with the Brass Knuckles in their inventory. 
==Gallery==
Fallout Magic Brass Knuckles.png|Magic: The Gathering card
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