Forge Handguard Dagger is a blade crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Handguard Dagger x1. It needs Blacksmithing level 6.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | any charcoal | Used up |
| 1 | Steel Bar Half | Used up |
| 1 | any ballpeenhammer | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | any metalworkingpliers or any tongs | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| 1 | Small Handle | Used up |
| 1 | Steel Sheet - Small | Used up |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Handguard Dagger |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
Use the Forge Handguard Dagger recipe (Blade category). You need any charcoal, Steel Bar Half, Small Handle, Steel Sheet - Small and these tools: any ballpeenhammer, any metalworkingpliers or any tongs.
It needs Blacksmithing level 6.
You must learn this recipe before it shows in the crafting menu. It is learned automatically at Blacksmithing 7 and Small Blade 5. Reading Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993 teaches it.
It gives 60 XP in Blacksmithing per craft.
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