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The Brass Knuckles are an unarmed weapon in Fallout 3.
Gameplay
A basic punching ring.
Durability
Brass Knuckles can successfully strike about 667 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants
- 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 unused in the base game.
- Spiked Knuckles - A variant of knuckles with spikes affixed.
- Plunkett's Valid Points - A unique variant of Spiked Knuckles found on Plunkett.
Comparison
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Weapon name (melee or unarmed) | Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | ||
Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | Damage per second | ||
Area of effect damage | Effect damage & duration | ||
Bonus effects | Attacks per second | ||
Critical chance % multiplier | Critical damage | ||
Critical effect damage & duration | With all mods attached | ||
Attacks in V.A.T.S. | Action point cost | ||
Damage per action point | Weapon spread | ||
Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | ||
Weight | Value in caps | ||
Value to weight ratio | Skill required | ||
Strength required |
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.