Iron Bar Half is a material weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 1.1 reach and a maximum condition of 8. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Material Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.5–1.0 damage with 1.1 reach and a maximum condition of 8. It weighs 1.
Melee weapons use one of the weapon skills. Condition drops as you fight, a broken weapon is useless until repaired, and heavy two-handed weapons drain endurance faster.
More: Melee weapon stats · Weapons and ammo.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.IronBarHalf | Material Weapon |
Iron Bar Half is on 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Workshop Metal | Welding storage (shelves); Welding workshop (shelves) | 7.4% | 4 |
| Crate Blacksmithing | Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves) | 2.4% | 4 |
| Wild West Blacksmith | Wild West town blacksmith (cupboard); Wild West town tool store (cupboard) | 2.1% | 4 |
| Crate Metalwork | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate); Storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 2.0% | 4 |
| Crate Mechanics | Closet (box, crate); Garage (crate); Garage storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 1.9% | 4 |
| Mechanic Shelf Tools | Garage (cupboard, shelves); Mechanic (cupboard, shelves) | 1.8% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 21 recipes: Cut Bar, Cut Bar, Cut Iron Bar Half, Forge Bar, Forge Carpentry Chisel, Forge File, Forge Fleshing Tool, Forge Gardening Hoe Head, Forge Large Knife Blade, Forge Long Simple Blade, Forge Masonry Chisel, Forge Metalworking Chisel, Forge Metalworking Punch, Forge Saw and 7 more.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.IronBarHalf.
0.5–1.0 per hit, with 1.1 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.