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Toy Cap Pistol

A toy pistol that fires caps for noise. It does no damage. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Toy Cap Pistol at a glance

Toy Cap Pistol icon

Toy Firearms

A toy pistol that fires caps for noise. It does no damage.

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Where to find it

Toy stores and children's bedrooms.

Town by town: loot locations.

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How to use it

Fire it to make noise and pull zombies away from where you want to go.

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Ammo and handling

StatValue
TypeToy
Ammunitioncap gun caps
Capacity8
AddedBuild 42
NotesDoes no damage

Every gun compared: firearms guide.

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Toy Cap Pistol is on 5 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Wild West Sheriff DeskWild West town sheriff's office (desk)27%4
Wild West Sheriff LockerWild West town sheriff's office (locker)16%4
Bedroom Sidetable ChildBedroom (drawer); Kids bedroom (cupboard, shelves, drawer)0.39%4
Wardrobe ChildBedroom (locker, cabinet); Daycare (cabinet); Kids bedroom (locker, cabinet)0.37%4
Bedroom Dresser ChildBedroom (drawer); Kids bedroom (drawer)0.36%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Toy Cap Pistol in Project Zomboid?

Toy stores and children's bedrooms.

What is the Toy Cap Pistol used for?

A toy pistol that fires caps for noise. It does no damage. Fire it to make noise and pull zombies away from where you want to go.

What ammo does the Toy Cap Pistol use?

cap gun caps, 8 rounds.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg.