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Weapon

Fighting Knife (Cuchillo de combate)

Fighting Knife is a Weapon item that weighs 1 kg. Most likely found in: survivor safehouse, survivor cache, army surplus store. Used in 203 recipes.

Data taken from the game files: Project Zomboid 42.21.0 · updated on

IDBase.FightingKnife
English nameFighting Knife
Spanish nameCuchillo de combate
Portuguese nameFaca de Combate
CategoryWeapon
Weight1 kg
Damage0.6 – 1.2
Weapon typebase:smallblade
Range0.9
Crit chance (%)50
Zombies per hit1
Max condition10
Wears down 1 in10 uses
Sharpness1

Tips

  • Best place to look: survivor safehouse (cardboard box).
  • Counts as a sharp knife in recipes (cutting, butchering).
  • Can be used to butcher animals.
  • Loses its edge with use and can be sharpened again.
  • It is a tool in 200 recipes: it is not consumed when crafting, though it can wear down.
  • Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Forge Simple Blade, Forge Small Knife.

Where to find it

PlaceContainerChanceLoot table
survivor safehousecardboard boxuncommonMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousecounteruncommonMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousecrateuncommonMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousemetal shelvesuncommonMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousesmall boxuncommonMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor safehousewardrobeuncommonMeleeWeapons_Late
survivor cachecounterrareMeleeWeapons
army surplus storedisplay casevery rareGunStoreKnives
fishing storagedisplay casevery rareGunStoreKnives
gun storedisplay casevery rareGunStoreKnives
outdoor supply storedisplay casevery rareGunStoreKnives
pawn shopdisplay casevery rarePawnShopKnives
atticcardboard boxvery rareAntiques
atticcratevery rareAntiques
atticothervery rareAntiques

And 8 more places with lower odds.

What it is for: recipes that use it

RecipeAsResult
Bind Spear Head With Duct Tapeingredient1× Spear with Kitchen Knife
Butcher Small Animaltool1× Rodent Meat
Carve Long Sticktool1× Long Stick
Carve Pumpkintool1× Jack-o'-lantern
Carve Simple Wooden Tongstool1× Simple Wooden Tongs
Carve Speartool1× Wooden Spear
Carve Staketool1× Stake
Carve Troweltool1× Wooden Trowel
Collect Seedstool–
Craft Twinetool1× Twine
Cut Bacon into 4 Stripstool4× Bacon Strip
Cut Bacon Strip into 4 Bitstool4× Bacon Bits
Cut Head Sacktool1× Burlap Headsack
Cut Leather in Halftool–
Cut Tarptool6× Tarp Piece
Cut Up Belttool1× Buckle, 1× Leather Strips
Cut Up Chickentool2× Chicken Leg, 2× Chicken Wing, 2× Chicken Fillet
Cut Up Denim/Leather Clothingtool1× Denim Strips
Cut Up Large Leathertool25× Leather Strips
Cut Up Medium Leathertool12× Leather Strips
Cut Up Small Leathertool6× Leather Strips
Cut Up Turkeytool2× Turkey Leg, 2× Turkey Wing, 2× Turkey Fillet
Dismantle Power Bartool1× Electrical Wire
Drill Planktool1× Notched Plank
Fire Harden Spear
taught by Magazine: Wilderness Survival
tool1× Wooden Spear (Fire Hardened)
Halve Fillettool2× Fish Fillet
Make Can Pipetool1× Can Pipe
Make Fishing Rod
taught by Magazine: Angler USA - June 1993
tool1× Makeshift Fishing Rod
Make Garbage Bag Aprontool1× Garbage Bag Apron
Make Garbage Bag Dress
taught by Magazine: Punk Fashion - From Trash to Thrash
tool1× Strapless Garbage Bag Dress
Make Garbage Bag Tank Top
taught by Magazine: Punk Fashion - From Trash to Thrash
tool1× Garbage Bag Tank Top
Make Guacamole
taught by Magazine: Delicious Meals - June 1993
tool5× Guacamole
Make Improvised Gas Mask
taught by Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Chemical Warfare
tool1× Improvised Gas Mask
Make Jar of Preserved Food
taught by Magazine: American Homesteading
tool–
Make Knee-Length Tarp Skirtstool1× Knee-length Skirt - Tarp
Make Long Tarp Skirtstool1× Long Skirt - Tarp
Make Short Tarp Skirtstool1× Short Skirt - Tarp
Make Tarp Apronstool1× Tarp Apron
Make Tarp Bandeautool1× Tarp Bandeau
Make Tarp Briefstool1× Briefs - Tarp

And 163 more recipes.

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