brass knuckles

brass knuckles is a cold weapon or prohibited weapon.

Also recorded as knucks; knuckles; brass knucks; knucklebusters; knuckledusters; knuckle busters.

Overview

Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

weapon used in hand-to-hand combat

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Brass knuckles”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q459414: brass knuckles
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