Question about this "bottle opener"

Shouldn't it ride higher on your fingers to be correctly used?

Most people don't know how to punch and just think that throwing bombs is it. They usually break their ring and pinky fingers because of this.

You should hit with your index and middle fingers taking most of the impact.

A decent set of brass knuckles should protect you from breaking any fingers. That and apply the most damage to whomever you happen to hit.

OP, I think you're holding it backward. I'm pretty sure I would rest the skull in my palm. When opening beers, of course.

I have to say my first thought was “Place your hands on the vehicle and take two steps backward, Sir.”

-kBob

I'm sure that's the intention . pretty gruesome stuff though, should never be done unless you plan to kill the person you'd be hitting.

Interesting thoughts... but still, call it a "bottle opener" or a "keychain ornament" it's what it can be used for that might cause some indigestion for your lawyer - much less how your hand would fare if you actually used it up close and personal... For anyone wanting to do a bit of experimenting I'd recommend a tree as your striking post - do it at slow speed then gradually step up the pace and the force to find out exactly what your hands can take... I actually worked on the street towards the end of the times when cops carried black jacks or slappers, or "thumpers". I found that my reluctance to go all out with one greatly limited their utility.... About halfway through my career we also learned the hard way that nice heavy flashlights made from machined aluminum bar stock could all too easily be used to kill instead of just subdue (the infamous MacDuffy case down here in south Florida). When years later the California incident that caused so much trouble left us wondering why those officers didn't get the message that we'd been forced to learn over MacDuffy...

Having been on the scene in various altercations (as often as possible before anyone did something foolish...) the weapons in the possession or one or the other individual might actually tip the scales towards an arrest as opposed to "put that away sir before you get yourself a ride downtown..."

I don't miss "street life" even though I waded through it for a career in law enforcement... The urge to go armed (or at least equipped) has gotten more than one individual arrested. Must say I preferred the times when we were able to prevent the dance than the times when we took the loser to the ambulance - and the winner to jail...

If possible I hope to hear just what excuses the lawyer for the drunken idiot that attempted to assault the candidate for governor up in New York will bring forth to mitigate the weapon his client had in hand a few weeks ago. Spin it any way you want to - any ordinary person will know at a glance that it's not a "bottle opener"...

One last thought about this sort of weapon... If I was on the receiving end of it -things would get deadly serious before I got struck down (if at all possible....).

Mk-211 said:

Most people don't know how to punch and just think that throwing bombs is it. They usually break their ring and pinky fingers because of this.

You should hit with your index and middle fingers taking most of the impact.

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100% correct. Even experienced fighters often break these fingers and/or the hand area immediately behind these knuckles- boxers who have developed their hands for this type of impact. These gizmos (any type of knuckle type weapons) are largely useless if one doesn't understand the fundamentals of throwing strikes, unless he/she is just delivering a blind side sucker punch or similar attack. That thing looks like it is almost certain to cause damage to the wearer, IMO, if anything with any resistance (like a head) were the target.
In addition, in a "fist fight", I don't want anything in my hand(s). I would prefer complete use of my hands and all of the fingers for other things like grappling, grabbing, trapping, poking, etc. The only exception might be for one of those WW1 type trench knives. Of course, the purpose of those things was for a doughboy to be able to stab and smash the enemy into a bloody pulp of a pincushion at very close quarters (like after he dropped into a trench in France) resulting in that enemy's messy death, for which no explanation would be required to anyone. Of course, things like various clubs, e-tools, handguns, etc. would also be in play.

That looks like it would hurt you as much as the person being hit.

That’s why I recommended using a tree as your initial impact training post- and starting out with light, half speed strikes to find out just what your hands can stand… depending on the “tool” you’re considering.

Years ago we had a very prominent dojo owner, sensei, and bouncer (in the “bad old days” of Miami Beach and nearby areas)… in my area that was well known for training his bare handed strikes on a solid concrete wall at full speed / force. The calluses on his knuckles were quite noticeable, understatement…

That looks like it was designed to pretend to be kinda sorta brass knuckles. While being an absolutely worthless pair of brass knuckles, with enough sharp edges to insure anyone actually trying to use it as brass knuckles will do it once, and not try again.

Yep... designed more with sales in mind than any kind of utility... A lot of that around - and not just in weapons, either...

If it dosent feel comfortable in the hand, it will likely hurt. Your fingers just hold it in place & your arm & wrist deliver the blow. If it dosent anchor to the lower part of your thumb it will surely hurt you.