Simple Shortsword Blade (No Tang) is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Material Building & survival
It weighs 1.5.
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.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.CrudeShortSwordBlade_NoTang | Material |
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Medium Plus Item, Smelt Medium Plus Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Iron Item.
Needed as a tool in 3 recipes (it is not used up): Sharpen Blade, Sharpen Blade Poorly with File, Sharpen Blade with Grindstone.
Used in 6 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Counts as: any hasmetal, any largeblade, any sharpenable, any showcondition, any smeltableironmediumplus.
It weighs 1.5 in Build 42.
Base.CrudeShortSwordBlade_NoTang.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.