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  2. Weighted-knuckle glove - Wikipedia

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    Weighted-knuckle glove for the left hand, clearly displaying pouches on its back side containing powdered metal covering its knuckles. Weighted-knuckle gloves, also called sap gloves, are a type of handwear-concealed melee weapon used in hand-to-hand combat, consisting of a pair of ordinary-looking impact protection gloves usually made of leather or a synthetic material, with powdered lead or ...

  3. Brass knuckles - Wikipedia

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    Brass knuckles can readily be purchased online or, where legal, at flea markets, swap meets, gun shows, and at specialty stores. Some companies manufacture belt buckles or novelty paper weights that function as brass knuckles. [25] Brass knuckles made of plastic, rather than metal, have been marketed as "undetectable by airport metal detectors ...

  4. Trench knife - Wikipedia

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    Mark I brass knuckles Trench Knife This design was followed by the Mark I , which was designed by a board of U.S. Army officers to remedy certain deficiencies of the M1917/18. [ 13 ] Adopted in late 1918, with a blade profile patterned after the French Couteau Poignard Mle 1916 dit Le Vengeur , most Mark I knives were completed too late to see ...

  5. Tekkō - Wikipedia

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    Owning, and carrying this brass knuckles, often has legal ramifications. However, "brass knuckles" have finger dividers; stirrup tekko do not. Although many kobudo practitioners claim that brass knuckles evolved from the tekko, brass knuckles more closely resembles the handle of the Western " trench knife ".

  6. Vajra-mushti - Wikipedia

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    The vajra-musti is usually made of ivory or buffalo horn. Its appearance is similar to that of the modern knuckleduster, but slightly pointed at the sides, with small spikes at the knuckles. The variety used for warfare had long blades protruding from each end, and an elaborate bladed knuckle.

  7. Apache revolver - Wikipedia

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    The revolver also has a design constraint when opening the barrel: by default the barrel points back toward the knuckles of the user. Thus, the user has to remove the knuckles, rotate the gun to point forward to the target, and then shoot. Certain defense scenarios might not accord the liberty of time to perform such an involved maneuver.

  8. Motorcycle personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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    Gloves intended for motorcycle racing typically incorporate pre-curved finger sections and the best available protection, obtained through additional armour incorporated within the glove. Additional protection may involve titanium or carbon panels for knuckles and the joints of the fingers.

  9. United States Marine Raider stiletto - Wikipedia

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    Marine Raiders insignia. At the start of World War II, the Mark I Trench Knife was the only knife issued to Marines. It was introduced during World War I for trench warfare, but its "knuckle duster" hilt was cumbersome and contained nearly 1 pound (0.45 kg) of brass, making the knife expensive to produce.