Large Handle with Sawblade is a weapon crafted item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.7–1.5 damage with 1.25 reach and a maximum condition of 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Weapon Crafted Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.7–1.5 damage with 1.25 reach and a maximum condition of 10. It weighs 2.
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.LongHandle_Sawblade | Weapon Crafted |
Large Handle with Sawblade is on 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melee Weapons Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Melee Weapons Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | under 0.1% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Sawblade Large Handle On any surface | Circular Sawblade; Leather Strips; Nuts and Bolts; Large Handle | any hammer; any saw; any wrench; a metal drill | Carpentry 5. Unlocks at Carpentry 7 and Axe 7 |
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Smelt Medium Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item.
Needed as a tool in 15 recipes (it is not used up): Bone Spike Weapon, Chop Large Branch Into Firewood, Chop Log Into Firewood, Fix With Adhesive Tape, Fix With Duct Tape, Fix With Epoxy, Fix With Epoxy And Rags, Fix With Glue, Fix With Wood Glue, Fix With Zipties, Log Bench, Log Stairs, Log Stool, Log Stool and 1 more.
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
Base.LongHandle_Sawblade.
0.7–1.5 per hit, with 1.25 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.