Gloves

Specially prepared 'gloves could be found during the time of Ultima III. This strange handwear enhanced a warrior's ability to fight unarmed, allowing those who wore them to do nearly as much damage as they would with a finely made sword.

Description
Gloves could be purchased only in the fabled city of Dawn, where they were sold for a hefty price. Although not the most powerful arms available in the enchanted settlement, the gloves of Dawn were formidable weapons, stronger than all but the most powerful blades.

Strangely, however, these weaponized gauntlets could only be equipped by those professions trained in swordplay to begin with: fighters, paladins, barbarians and rangers. This made the gloves of Dawn an interesting, but ultimately ancillary piece of equipment, as far better weapons were stocked in Dawn for those accustomed to bladework.