Full Project Zomboid weapons reference from the wiki. Every entry below is taken from the source data, not guessed.
Overview
The weapons set is wide on purpose. Knowing the range stops you from overvaluing the one you happen to hold.
How Weapons shape your runs
Read the type on each entry. Type decides where the weapons belongs in your loadout, not its name.
Notable Weapons
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Wooden plank (Weapons): A Wooden plank can be obtained by smashing a door with the axe, saw a log with a saw or get from other barricades window from other houses.
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Pen (Weapons): The weight of the Pen is 0.1.
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Pencil (Weapons): The Pencil had no use before,but since an update it can be used (like the pen) as a weapon,only used once,and can be used in crafting along with.
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Molotov cocktail (Weapons): The Molotov Cocktail is a craftable ranged weapon.
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Shotgun (Weapons): The Shotgun is a ranged weapon, which can quickly take down large numbers of zombies.
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Axe (Weapons): The Axe is a weapon that can be found in places on the map.
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Spiked Baseball Bat (Weapons): The Spiked Baseball Bat is a weapon crafted by using a baseball bat, nails, and a hammer.
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Hammer (Weapons): The Hammer is a tool that may be used either for barricading, or as a subpar weapon it is found randomly in cupboards found throughout the town.
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Baseball Bat (Weapons): The Baseball Bat is a melee weapon in Project Zomboid, it has less damage yet farther range than the Fire Axe.
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Spoon (Weapons): The Spoon is a weapon in Project Zomboid.
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Golf Club (Weapons): The Golf Club is a melee weapon with a damage rating of 4 (FORE!).
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Nailed Plank (Weapons): An improvement on the normal plank made by hammering a nail into a regular wooden plank.
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Pistol (Weapons): The Pistol is a ranged weapon with a damage rating of 21.5.
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Screwdriver (Weapons): A Screwdriver is a one-handed, a useful tool and short blade weapon.
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Frying Pan (Weapons): The Frying Pan is a weapon with a low range and moderate damage.
Where to focus
Keep the list open while you play. Cross-checking in the moment beats memorising a partial set.