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Magazine: The First Weapons

Magazine: The First Weapons is a recipe resource item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Magazine: The First Weapons at a glance

Magazine: The First Weapons icon

Recipe Resource Building & survival

It weighs 0.5.

Weight0.5
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What it is and how to use it

Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.

More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.WeaponMag1Recipe Resource
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Magazine: The First Weapons is on 17 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Anthropology BooksAnthropology classroom (shelves)8.3%4
Anthropology CounterAnthropology classroom (cupboard)4.5%4
Anthropology DeskSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)4.5%4
University Desk AnthropologyAnthropology classroom (desk)4.5%4
Melee Weapons LateSurvivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …)1.3%4
Comic Store CounterComic store (cupboard)0.73%4
Melee Weapons MidSurvivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …)0.70%4
Bookstore HistoryBookstore (shelves)0.54%4

It is on 9 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: Military Backpack.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Similar items

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Quick answers

How much does the Magazine: The First Weapons weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Magazine: The First Weapons?

Base.WeaponMag1.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.