Handguard Dagger is a weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.6–1.2 damage with 0.9 reach and a maximum condition of 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Weapon Firearms
As a weapon it hits for 0.6–1.2 damage with 0.9 reach and a maximum condition of 5. It weighs 1.
Every gunshot is loud and draws zombies from a long way off. Ammunition, magazines and attachments are separate items, and the Aiming skill decides how often you hit.
More: Firearms and aiming · Weapons and ammo.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.HandguardDagger | Weapon |
Handguard Dagger 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 table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medieval Weapons | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 38% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Handguard Dagger Advanced forge | 4 × any charcoal; Steel Bar Half; Small Handle; Steel Sheet - Small | a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs | Blacksmithing 6. Read: Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 7 and Short Blade 5 |
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Smelt Medium Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item.
Needed as a tool in 200 recipes (it is not used up): Assemble Framepack, Assemble Long Implement, Assemble Mace, Assemble Medium Implement, Assemble Simple Framepack, Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack, Assemble Spear, Assemble Stone Mace, Assemble Very Long Implement, Bone Spike Weapon, Butcher Small Animal, Carve 12 Small Handles, Carve 2 Small Handles, Carve 4 Large Bone Beads and 186 more.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.HandguardDagger.
0.6–1.2 per hit, with 0.9 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.