Long Sharp Bone is a weapon crafted item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.6–1.0 damage with 0.85 reach and a maximum condition of 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Weapon Crafted Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.6–1.0 damage with 0.85 reach and a maximum condition of 5. 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.SharpBone_Long | Weapon Crafted |
Long Sharp Bone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Storage Anthropology | University storage (shelves) | 2.3% | 4 |
| Melee Weapons Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 1.1% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fireplace Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (fireplace) | 0.71% | 4 |
| Bin Dumpster | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.45% | 4 |
| Melee Weapons Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 0.35% | 4 |
| Antiques | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places | 0.23% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpen Jawbone On any surface | Jawbone | any whetstone or any file; any saw or any small saw or any crude saw or 2 more | Carving 2. Read: The First Weapons or reach Carving 5 |
| Sharpen Long Bone On any surface | Animal Bone or Large Animal Bone | any whetstone or any file; any saw or any small saw or any crude saw or 2 more | Carving 2. Read: The First Weapons or reach Carving 4 |
Used up as an ingredient in 7 recipes: Bind Spear Head, Bind Spear Head With Duct Tape, Bind Spear Head With Wire, Bone Spike Weapon, Carve Knitting Needles, Carve Large Bone Bead, Sharpen Bone.
Needed as a tool in 11 recipes (it is not used up): Carve Pumpkin, Collect Seeds, Drill Plank, Make Jar of Preserved Food, Scutch Fibre, Slice Animal Head, Slice Baloney, Slice Bread, Slice Cake/Pie, Slice Pizza, Slice Tortilla.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.SharpBone_Long.
0.6–1.0 per hit, with 0.85 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.