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Rusty sword



Released							9 July 2003 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No

Properties

Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A decent-enough weapon gone rusty.

Values

Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							2.267 kg

Advanced data

Item ID							686
Link							MOID

A rusty sword is a broken sword that can be repaired by bringing it to Tindel Marchant in Port Khazard and paying 100 coins or repaired on a whetstone or on an armour stand in a Player-owned house workshop.^[1] All three options have a chance to break the sword, however the chance of it breaking on the whetstone or armour stand decreases with Smithing level.^[2] Successfully repairing a rusty sword yields 25 Smithing experience.

The easiest way for low-level players to obtain a rusty sword is by pickpocketing H.A.M. Members (requires 15 Thieving, reached by picking the H.A.M. Hideout trapdoor), killing H.A.M. Guards (levels 12, 18, 22, reached by the same method), or by playing Fishing Trawler (Requires 15 Fishing). Alternatively, it can be obtained from monster drops or at the Digsite after partial completion of The Dig Site quest.

Possible rewards (Tindel Marchant)

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average rusty sword repair is worth 90.17.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Iron sword	1	20/100	54	54
Iron longsword	1	37/100	23	84
Bronze sword	1	17/100	64	15
Bronze longsword	1	7/100	66	24
Steel sword	1	6/100	50	195
Steel longsword	1	4/100	99	300
Mithril sword	1	1/100	260	507
Mithril longsword	1	1/100	461	780
Black sword	1	3/100	463	374
Black longsword	1	2/100	490	576
Coins	1,500–1,999	1/100	1,500–1,999	1,500–1,999
Nothing	N/A	1/100	N/A	N/A

Possible rewards (POH repair)

Rusty sword

Level required					1
Smithing XP					25 xp
Facility					Whetstone, Armour stand

There is a chance of breaking the rusty sword and receiving nothing. The success rate is higher with a higher Smithing level.

The following success rates are provided by Jagex.

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The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average rusty sword repair is worth 83.9.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Iron sword	1	20/100	54	54
Iron longsword	1	37/100	23	84
Bronze sword	1	17/100	64	15
Bronze longsword	1	7/100	66	24
Steel sword	1	6/100	50	195
Steel longsword	1	4/100	99	300
Black sword	1	3/100	463	374
Black longsword	1	2/100	490	576
Mithril longsword	1	4/100	461	780

Uses

Achievement Diary

Ardougne Diary (Easy): Have Tindel Marchant identify a rusty sword for you.

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Fishing Trawler	N/A	Unknown	Varies
H.A.M. Member	15	1	4/102
H.A.M. Guard	12; 18; 22	1	4/110
Kraken	291	1	1.75/128
Crazy archaeologist	204	1	4/128
Ogre Coffin	20	1	4/100
Guard (H.A.M. Storerooms)	20	1	12/500
Soil Level 1 digs	1	1	1/12

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 29 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022.
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Mod Ash: "Your Smithing level controls the chance of breaking it, but has no bearing on what sword it becomes if you succeed."

v t e Armour Repair
NPCs	Aneirin Blacksmith Bob Tindel Marchant Dunstan Squire
Player-owned house	Repair bench Whetstone Armour stand
Damaged equipment	Broken armour Broken arrow Broken staff Damaged armour Rusty sword Rusty scimitar

The Dig Site

NPCs

Items

	Unstamped letter Sealed letter Teddy Animal skull Cup of tea Specimen brush Panning tray Rock pick Special cup Trowel Specimen jar Ancient talisman Invitation letter Arcenia root Book on chemicals Chest key Unidentified liquid Ground charcoal Ammonium nitrate Nitroglycerin Chemical powder Mixed chemicals Chemical compound Stone tablet
Certificates	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Extraneous digsite items	Nuggets Belt buckle Broken armour Broken arrow Damaged armour Broken glass Broken staff Buttons Ceramic remains Cracked sample Old boot Old tooth Rusty sword Vase Opal Uncut opal

Locations

Areas	Exam Centre Digsite Digsite Dungeon
Scenery	Specimen tray Soil Panning point Winch Barrel

Music

Fishing Trawler

NPCs

Supplies

Rewards

	Heron
Angler's outfit	Hat Top Waders Boots
Raw fish	Shrimps Sardine Anchovies Oyster Tuna Lobster Swordfish Shark Sea turtle Manta ray
Junk	Broken arrow Broken glass Broken staff Buttons Damaged armour Old boot Pot Rusty sword

Music

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Rusty sword
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
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