Brass Knuckles

Typical set of Brass Knuckles.

Brass Knuckles are bludgeoning weapons designed to fit over the fingers of a human fist. They were the Special Weapon of Al Capone.

Description

Brass knuckles consist of four brass (or other metal/hard materiel) rings connected together so as to fit over the four fingers of a human hand.

Stats

• 12 oz
• 5 inches
• Solid brass

Uses

Brass Knuckles and similar weapons have existed throughout history in many cultures, but the modern Brass Knuckles gained popularity during the crimewaves of early 1900s. Gangsters would use them as torture weapons or a slow and painful executioner's tool. Brass knuckles were designed to concentrate a punch's force to a smaller and harder contact area. Now they are illegal in such countries as Britain, Sweden, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, and all 50 states of America.

Some Brass Knuckles are spiked or have decorations, but most of these are rare and probably custom built. While most modern armies do not use brass knuckles, some trench knives in WWI had a brass knuckle grip to allow punches, but these weapons are sometimes considered illegal for use in warfare today.

Trivia

• Along with the Cestus, The Brass Knuckles has possibly the shortest range of any (non-fictional) weapon.
• The Brass Knuckles is one of few weapons that requires multiple hits to kill but has scored a kill in the simulations.
• The Brass Knuckles is probably the weapon most like a bare human fist or unarmed combat as it only doubles the strength of a normal punch and shows no increase in range or ability to cut. It's more humanlike in strength than Zombie Hands, which are 3 times stronger than a normal human's.