Metalworking Punch is a tool weapon item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.4–0.8 damage with 1.2 reach and a maximum condition of 8. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Tool Weapon Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.4–0.8 damage with 1.2 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.MetalworkingPunch | Tool Weapon |
Metalworking Punch is on 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksmith Tools | Blacksmith (shelves) | 7.9% | 4 |
| Wild West Blacksmith | Wild West town blacksmith (cupboard); Wild West town tool store (cupboard) | 4.1% | 4 |
| Pawn Shop Tools | Pawnshop (box, cupboard, shelves); Pawn shop storage (box, shelves) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Golf Factory Tools | Golf factory (shelves) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Knife Factory Tools | Knife Factory (tool cabinet) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Welding Workshop Tools | Welding workshop (locker, tool cabinet) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Crate Blacksmithing | Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Tool Factory Tools | Factory (cupboard) | 3.2% | 4 |
It is on 23 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Protective Case - Military, Protective Case, Tool Roll - Leather, Toolbox, Wooden Toolbox, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Metalworking Punch Primitive forge | 2 × any charcoal; half bar stock | any hammer; any crude tongs or any metalworking pliers or any tongs; any whetstone or any file | Blacksmithing 1. Read: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 3 |
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Medium Item, Smelt Medium Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item.
Needed as a tool in 38 recipes (it is not used up): Forge Axe Head, Forge Ball-peen Hammer Head, Forge Claw Hammer Head, Forge Club Hammer Head, Forge Codpiece, Forge Draw Plate, Forge Fine Scissors, Forge Forceps, Forge Garden Fork Head, Forge Gardening Hoe Head, Forge Hatchet Head, Forge Heading Tool, Forge Hinge, Forge Mace Head and 24 more.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.MetalworkingPunch.
0.4–0.8 per hit, with 1.2 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.