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Fingerless Gloves - Metal

Fingerless Gloves - Metal is an accessory item in Project Zomboid. It gives 70 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Fingerless Gloves - Metal at a glance

Fingerless Gloves - Metal icon

Accessory Clothing & armour

It gives 70 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. It weighs 1.

Weight1
Scratch defence80
Bite defence70
Insulation0.25
Wind resistance0.3
Max condition5
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What it is and how to use it

Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.

More: How protection works · Tailoring and repairs.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.Gloves_MetalArmourAccessory
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Fingerless Gloves - Metal is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Safehouse Armor LateSurvivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …)under 0.1%3

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Forge Fingerless Metal Gloves
Forge
any charcoal; Steel Sheet - Small; any heavy thread; Fingerless Gloves or Fingerless Gloves - Leather or Fingerless Gloves - Leather or 3 moreany smithing hammer; any tongs; any awl or any small punch; any heading tool; any scissors; any sewing needleBlacksmithing 6, Tailoring 3. Read: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era or reach Blacksmithing 6

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Smelt Small Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item.

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Quick answers

How much does the Fingerless Gloves - Metal weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Fingerless Gloves - Metal?

Base.Gloves_MetalArmour.

How much protection does the Fingerless Gloves - Metal give?

Bite defence 70 and scratch defence 80.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.