Mantis gauntlet

The mantis gauntlet is a melee weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
Visually, the weapon consists of a severed mantis foreleg, fitted to the wielder's forearm and reinforced with metal bars and leather straps. A handle on the "blade" allows stability. Although requiring a high Unarmed skill to use, it features a lackluster damage, though its quick attack rate somewhat makes up for the loss. It's selling point, however, is the critical multiplier of 3, allowing it to deal double damage more often.

Variants

 * Embrace of the Mantis King!, a unique variant evidently from the "Mantis King", that has greater damage but a slower attack.

Locations

 * Quartermaster Bardon at the Hoover Dam, the Great Khan armorer at the Great Khan armory, Mick of Mick & Ralph's in Freeside and Miguel at Miguel's Pawn Shop in Westside sell mantis gauntlets after the player is level 12 or above.
 * Blake at the Crimson Caravan Company sells mantis gauntlets after the player is level 16 or above.
 * Mantis gauntlet are often used by White Legs bone-breakers in Zion Canyon.