Toothbrush Shiv is a weapon crafted item in Project Zomboid. As a weapon it hits for 0.3–0.5 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Weapon Crafted Melee weapons
As a weapon it hits for 0.3–0.5 damage with 0.8 reach and a maximum condition of 5. It weighs 0.25.
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.Toothbrush_Shiv | Weapon Crafted |
Toothbrush Shiv is on 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Cell Random | Cells (drawer); Prison cells (drawer) | 0.87% | 4 |
| Prison Cell Random Classy | Cells (drawer); Prison cells (drawer) | 0.60% | 4 |
| Prison Laundry | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | under 0.1% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Toothbrush Shiv In hand | Toothbrush; any lighter; simple binding or any tape | any whetstone or any file or any smallfiles or 3 more | Maintenance 1. Read: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense or reach Maintenance 5 and Short Blade 1 |
It weighs 0.25 in Build 42.
Base.Toothbrush_Shiv.
0.3–0.5 per hit, with 0.8 reach.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.