Old Army Helmet is a memento item in Project Zomboid. It gives 70 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Memento Miscellaneous
It gives 70 bite and 80 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.25 insulation.
Mostly a flavour item. Check the crafting menu: some can be taken apart for materials, and some count as a keepsake or decoration.
More: Item database.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Hat_ArmyWWII | Memento |
Old Army Helmet is on 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Surplus Headwear | Army Surplus Store (cupboard, crate); Pawnshop (box, cupboard, shelves) | 0.15% | 4 |
| Antiques | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Safehouse Armor | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate, drawer, …) | under 0.1% | 2 |
| Safehouse Armor Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | under 0.1% | 2 |
| Backstage Counter | Back stage (cupboard) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Safehouse Armor Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | under 0.1% | 3 |
| Backstage Lockers | Back stage (box, locker) | under 0.1% | 2 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any hasmetal, any ismemento.
Base.Hat_ArmyWWII.
Bite defence 70 and scratch defence 80.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.