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Shortsword Blade

Shortsword Blade is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Shortsword Blade at a glance

Shortsword Blade icon

Material Building & survival

It weighs 1.5.

Weight1.5
Max condition13
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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.ShortSwordBladeMaterial
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Forge Shortsword Blade
Advanced forge		8 × any charcoal; Steel Bar or Katana or Katana Blade or 2 moreany smithing hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongsBlacksmithing 7. Read: Medieval Armory - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 8 and Long Blade 4

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 5 recipes: Assemble Bladed Item, Make Scrap Metal Knife, Make Scrap Metal Shortsword, Smelt Medium Plus Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item.

Needed as a tool in 3 recipes (it is not used up): Sharpen Blade, Sharpen Blade Poorly with File, Sharpen Blade with Grindstone.

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Quick answers

How much does the Shortsword Blade weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1.5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Shortsword Blade?

Base.ShortSwordBlade.

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