Brass knuckles (also referred to as brass knucks, knuckledusters, iron fists and paperweights, among other names) are melee weapons used primarily in hand-to-hand combat. They are fitted and designed to be worn around the knuckles of the human hand. Despite their name, they are often made from steel, wood, aluminium, plastics or carbon fibers and not necessarily brass. Designed to preserve and concentrate a punch's force by directing it toward a harder and smaller contact area, they result in in...
