Jenrick
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I am a full time municipal law enforcement officer here in the US, the reason I'm tossing that out is that I've seen plenty of purpose built and improvised variations on knuckles over the years first hand. I've also seen the after effects of them, and on one unlucky occasion felt them as well.
In short a well constructed pair of knuckles convert the fists into lethal weapons easily capable of breaking bones with little risk of injury or damage to the user. Additionally on glancing blows or those thrown purposely at less then full power, they will cause cuts down to to the bone on thin skinned areas. An involved party received a punch the mouth, which they mostly swayed with. A bare fist would have caused maybe just minor swelling, due to the knuckels, he had a split that showed teeth. Contact to the common locations on the face that are struck, almost always result in split/cut flesh and a cracked or shattered bone (this includes very sturdy targets like the forehead).
Less well built or improvised versions, don't tend to produce the cutting effect. Depending on the weight they add to the fist, and the contact area, they can still produce significant breaks and cracks to bones.
The fist load is a decent option in a pinch, but it relies on the hand to provide the contact surface, and to be able to endure the impact as well. I've seen a few guys break knuckles trying this technique.
In reference to actually getting hit with a pair of knuckles, a suspect attempted to rabbit punch me in the floating ribs with a set on his left hand. Due to my ballistic vest it really just felt like a pretty solid punch. Without it, I probably would have sustained a broken rib or two.
-Jenrick
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