| NorrKnekten |
Its one of those things that a GM will have to make an individual call on, but that would also allow any weapon with the grappling trait to do the same.
Fully raw though, yes any unarmed attacks you might have are not free hands unless they are your literal hands and you arent holding anything, And the grapple trait says you ignore the requirement when using Grapple with the athletics skill, Combat grab doesn't use Grapple nor the athletics skill.