View source for Rusty sword

{{External|rs|rsc}}
{{Infobox Item
|name = Rusty sword
|image = [[File:Rusty sword.png]]
|release = [[9 July]] [[2003]]
|update = New Digsite Quest!
|members = Yes
|quest = No
|tradeable = No
|placeholder = Yes
|equipable = No
|stackable = No
|noteable = No
|options = Drop
|examine = A decent-enough weapon gone rusty.
|value = 1
|weight = 2.267
|id = 686
}}
[[File:Rusty sword detail.png|left|70px]]
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]].{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|date=29 November 2022|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1597575827310379014|archiveurl=https://archive.ph/jt6W0|archivedate=5 December 2022}} 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.{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/831543833309675521|date=14 February 2017|archiveurl=https://archive.md/hlzmI|archivedate=19 December 2021|quote=Your Smithing level controls the chance of breaking it, but has no bearing on what sword it becomes if you succeed.}} 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. Member]]s (requires 15 [[Thieving]], reached by picking the [[H.A.M. Hideout]] trapdoor), killing [[H.A.M. Guard|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 [[#Item sources|monster drops]] or at the [[Digsite]] after partial completion of [[The Dig Site]] quest.

==Possible rewards (Tindel Marchant)==
{{DropsTableHead|version=Tindel Marchant|leagueRegion=Kandarin}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Iron sword|quantity=1|rarity=20/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Iron longsword|quantity=1|rarity=37/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Bronze sword|quantity=1|rarity=17/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Bronze longsword|quantity=1|rarity=7/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Steel sword|quantity=1|rarity=6/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Steel longsword|quantity=1|rarity=4/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Mithril sword|quantity=1|rarity=1/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Mithril longsword|quantity=1|rarity=1/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Black sword|quantity=1|rarity=3/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Black longsword|quantity=1|rarity=2/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Nothing|rarity=1/100}}
{{DropsLineReward|name=Coins|quantity=2000|rarity=1/100}}
{{DropsTableBottom}}

==Possible rewards (POH repair)==
There is a chance of breaking the rusty sword and receiving nothing. The success rate is higher with a higher Smithing level.

{{Skill info
|skill1name = Smithing
|skill1lvl = 1
|skill1exp = 25
|facility = [[Whetstone]], [[Armour stand]]
|dropversion = POH repair
}}

{{DropsTableHead|version=POH repair|leagueRegion=Misthalin,Karamja,Asgarnia,Fremennik,Kandarin,Desert,Morytania,Tirannwn,Wilderness,Kourend}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Bronze sword|quantity=1|rarity=17/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Bronze longsword|quantity=1|rarity=7/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Iron sword|quantity=1|rarity=20/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Iron longsword|quantity=1|rarity=37/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Steel sword|quantity=1|rarity=6/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Steel longsword|quantity=1|rarity=4/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Mithril longsword|quantity=1|rarity=4/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Black sword|quantity=1|rarity=3/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsLineSkill|name=Black longsword|quantity=1|rarity=2/100|skill=smithing}}
{{DropsTableBottom}}

==Uses==
===Achievement Diary===
*[[Ardougne Diary#Easy|Ardougne Diary (Easy)]]: Have [[Tindel Marchant]] identify a rusty sword for you. 

==Item sources==
{{Drop sources|Rusty sword}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Repair}}
{{The Dig Site}}
{{Fishing Trawler}}
[[Category:Needs skilling success chart]]