How Brass Knuckles and Shovel stack up across the stats that actually matter in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
A pair of brass knucks that turn CJ's unarmed punches into bone-breaking hits without changing his animation. The earliest melee upgrade in San Andreas — find them in alleys, on dead pedestrians, or at hidden pickups across Los Santos.
Introduced for the gravedigger sequence in "Body Harvest," the shovel becomes a permanent melee option afterwards. Found on Back-O-Beyond ranches, behind rural houses, and at the Las Venturas burial scenes.
| Stat | Brass Knuckles | Shovel |
|---|---|---|
| Damage (stat) | 11 | 26 |
| Accuracy | 0 | 0 |
| Range | 0 | 0 |
| Fire rate | 38 | 16 |
| Magazine | 0 | 0 |
| Type | Melee | Melee |
| Ammo | — | — |
| In-game damage | Low | Medium |
