Bread Knife

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Bread Knife
General
Category	Weapon
Encumbrance	0.3
Function	Weapons
Equipped	One-handed
Condition max.	5
Skill	Short Blade
Damage
Type	Short Blade
Attack speed	2
Range	0.61–1 tiles
Damage	0.1–0.4
Door damage	1
Knockback	0.3
Knockdown	0
Execution	Jaw_Stab
Technical details
Base ID	Base.BreadKnife

The Bread Knife is a melee weapon and cooking utensil categorized as a short blade. The knife can be attached to a spear. The weapon can be attached to the character's Belt for quick access and weight reduction.

Usage

Pros	Cons
Back-stab and jaw-stab special abilities. Very low weight. Easy to find. Longer range compared to other knives. A good attachment for spears due to its long range. Uses barely any stamina.	Very low damage. Can get stuck inside of zombies. Very low durability. Carrying backup weapons is recommended. Cannot be repaired.

Special Abilities: Back-stab and Jaw-stab.

• Most knives have the ability to silently back-stab an unsuspecting zombie. First, you must sneak up behind the zombie by crouching, aim and attack. If a zombie has detected you and turns their head around to look behind, you can still back-stab them. Back-stabbing can be risky due to it requiring you to get up close to a zombie and the zombie could turn around at any time and ruin the back-stab attempt. Back-stabs can cause the knife to get stuck inside of the zombie, resulting in you having to loot the knife off of it's corpse. Carrying a knife is recommended for players focusing on stealth.
• Most knives have the ability to jaw-stab a zombie, which results in a one-hit kill. Jaw-stabs are very risky to attempt due to it being quite random and requiring you to let an attacking zombie get very close to your character. Jaw-stabs result in your character performing the jaw-stab animation which can leave your character vulnerable to other threats. Jaw-stabs can also cause the knife to get stuck inside of the zombie.

Condition

The bread knife is a blade weapon, therefore being influenced by the short blade skill. It only has a maximum condition of 5 and will be damaged depending on the player's maintenance skill. The chance of losing durability is: 1 in 5 hits. The weapon cannot be repaired.

Crafting

Survival

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Notched Wooden Plank	0 XP	none		One of: Screwdriver Kitchen Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Hunting Knife Chipped Stone Stone Knife (keep)	One of: Plank Log (consumed)}

Cooking

Main article: Cooking

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2
Bread Slices x3	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Bread (consumed)
Jack-o'-lantern	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Kitchen Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Hunting Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Pumpkin (consumed)
Cake Slice x5	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Cake (Cooked) (consumed)
Pie Slice x5	0.75 Cooking	none		One of: Kitchen Knife Hunting Knife Butter Knife Bread Knife Meat Cleaver Stone Knife Machete (keep)	Pie (Cooked) (consumed)

Survivalist

Product	XP gained	Skill(s)	Recipe	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Spear with Bread Knife	0 XP	none		Crafted Spear (consumed)	Bread Knife (consumed)	Duct Tape (2 units) (consumed)
Bread Knife	0 XP	none		Spear with Bread Knife (consumed)

Distribution

Buildings

Bread knives can be found in kitchen counters inside of houses, restaurants etc.

Zombies

Bread knives can sometimes be found impaled in zombies.

Gallery

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  Bread Knife held by a survivor.

Code

From items_weapons.txt (Project Zomboid directory/media/scripts/) Retrieved: Build 41.50

	item BreadKnife
		MaxRange			= 1,
		WeaponSprite			= BreadKnife,
		MinAngle			= 0.65,
		Type				= Weapon,
		MinimumSwingTime		= 2,
		KnockBackOnNoDeath		= FALSE,
		SwingAmountBeforeImpact		= 0.02,
		Categories			= SmallBlade,
		ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	= 5,
		Weight				= 0.3,
		SplatNumber			= 2,
		PushBackMod			= 0.3,
		SubCategory			= Stab,
		AimingMod			= 0.8,
		CloseKillMove			= Jaw_Stab,
		ConditionMax			= 5,
		MaxHitCount			= 1,
		IsAimedHandWeapon		= TRUE,
		DoorDamage			= 1,
		SwingAnim			= Stab,
		DisplayName			= Bread Knife,
		MinRange			= 0.61,
		SwingTime			= 2,
		KnockdownMod			= 0,
		SplatBloodOnNoDeath		= FALSE,
		Icon				= KnifeButter,
		RunAnim				= Run_Weapon2,
		IdleAnim			= Idle_Weapon2,
		BreakSound			= BreakMetalItem,
		TreeDamage			= 0,
		EnduranceMod			= 0.5,
		MetalValue			= 8,
		CriticalChance			= 15,
		CritDmgMultiplier		= 10,
		MinDamage			= 0.1,
		MaxDamage			= 0.4,
		WeaponLength			= 0.17,
		HitFloorSound			= BladeHit,
		ImpactSound			= BladeHit,
		HitSound			= BladeHit,
		AttachmentType			= Knife,

See also

• Short Blade Weapons