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Forceps at a glance
First Aid Medical
It weighs 0.1.
Weight0.1
Forceps
Forceps is a first aid item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Medical items treat wounds, pain and illness. The right order matters: clean a wound, treat it, then bandage it, and change dirty bandages.
More: Health and injuries.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Forceps_Forged | First Aid |
Base.SutureNeedleHolder | First Aid |
2 versions share the name Forceps, usually different colours, sizes or states.
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Forceps is on 15 loot tables 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Storage Tools | Clinic (shelves); Dentist (shelves); Dentist storage (shelves); and 4 more places | 15% | 4 |
| Medical Clinic Tools | Clinic (cupboard); Dentist (cupboard, drawer); Kennels (cupboard, shelves); and 5 more places | 10% | 4 |
| Medieval Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 9.1% | 4 |
| Wild West Barber Counter | Wild West town aesthetician (cupboard) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Doctor Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Army Bunker Medical | Old medical (shelves) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Morgue Tools | Coroner's office (cupboard, cabinet, drawer); Morgue (cupboard) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Safehouse Medical | Survivor safehouse (early) (cupboard, cabinet) | 3.0% | 4 |
It is on 7 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia, Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late and 12 more.
Inside bags and cases: First Aid Kit - Military, First Aid Kit, Doctor Bag, Trauma Bag, Medical Satchel and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Forceps Advanced forge | 2 × any charcoal; quarter bar stock | a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers; any metalworking punch or any small punch; any heading tool | Blacksmithing 4. Read: Small-Scale Smithing or reach Blacksmithing 6 |
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Quick answers
How much does the Forceps weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Forceps?
Base.Forceps_Forged, Base.SutureNeedleHolder (variants share the name).
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.