The Bakh Nagh, or Tiger's Claws, are a weapon that originated on the Indian sub-continent. These are essentially a set of brass knuckles fitted with four or five metal claws, 2-3 inches long, meant to be used with a raking action. When the wearer makes a fist, a spike sticks outward from each knuckle. The Indian subcontinent is the peninsular region of larger South Asia in which the nations of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka as well as parts of Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and some disputed territory currently controlled by China are located. ...

In the Vampire: The Masquerade Roleplay Game by White Wolf, the Bakh Nagh is one of the favoured weapons of the Assamite Clan, where it is said - incorrectly, since there is no historical evidence whatsoever to back the claim - that this weapon originated amongst the Thugee cult. Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised Edition) cover. ... White Wolf, Inc. ... The Assamites are a fictional clan of vampires, from White Wolf Game Studios Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games. ... Thuggee (or tuggee) (from the Sanskrit root sthag (Pali, thak), to conceal, mainly applied to fraudulent concealment) was an Indian cult worshipping Kali whose members were known as Thugs. ...

The name is a misnomer from Hindi Term 'Bagh Nakh' which literally means Tiger(bagh) Claw (nakh)

The weapon was used in ancient India as a form of last defence, or as a concealed weapon while entering enemy premises. One prominent usage of the weapon is the first Maratha Emperor, Shivaji, used them during his meet with Afzal Khan, a Bijapur Sardar who was killed during the meet in the battle ensued.