In Project Zomboid Build 42, 2 items carry the base:barstockhalf tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any barstockhalf" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Bar Half | Material Weapon | 1 |
| Steel Bar Half | Material Weapon | 1 |
2 items: Iron Bar Half, Steel Bar Half.
It is used by 12 crafting recipes, including Forge Scrap Metal Sword, Forge Gardening Hoe Head, Forge Scythe Head, Forge Metalworking Punch, Forge Fleshing Tool.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.