Iron sword

The Old School RuneScape Wiki also has an article on: osrsw:Iron swordThe RuneScape Classic Wiki also has an article on: classicrsw:Iron Short Sword

This article is about the shortsword. For the longsword, see Iron longsword.

For this item's upgraded variants, see +1.

For this item's off-hand variants, see iron off hand sword, +1.

Iron sword
Release	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Destroy	drop
Actions
Backpack	Wield
Values
Value	251 coins
High alch	150 coins
Low alch	100 coins
On death	Always kept outside Wild
Weight	1.814 kg
Examine
A razor-sharp sword.
Grand Exchange
Exchange	4,215 coins (info)
Buy limit	1,000
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Advanced data
Item ID	1279
Links	MRID • recipe
FAQ • doc

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An iron sword is a tier 10 melee main-hand weapon. It requires level 10 Attack to wield.

It can be made at a forge and anvil using 2 iron bars, requiring 400 progress to complete, granting a total of 80 Smithing experience. It can be upgraded to an iron sword + 1 with another 2 bars.

Upgrades

Item	Tier	Accuracy	Damage	Bars	Cumulative bars
Iron sword	10	202	96.0	2	2
Iron sword + 1	11	213	105.6	2	4

Combat stats

Requirements
10
Class			Slot
Melee
Tier
10
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		96.0		-
Accuracy		202		-
Style		Stab
Range		1
Speed		Fastest (2.4s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0.0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0.0		0.0		0.0
FAQ • docs

Creation

Iron sword

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80 XP	-	Varies		4,215
Requirements
Smithing level				10
You must use a normal Anvil or Forge
Free-to-play
Materials
Item		Quantity	Price	Total
	Iron bar	2	1,155	2,310
Profit				1,905

Products

This is an auto-generated list (update now), and shows the first 100 items alphabetically. For all items, click here.

Item	Skills	Materials	GE price
Iron sword + 1	10	2 × Iron bar 1 × Iron sword	8,869

Store locations

This is an auto-generated list (update now). For help, see the FAQ.

Seller	Location	Cost	Currency	Base stock	Members?
Varrock Sword Shop	Varrock	2,510	Coins	10
Warriors' Guild Armoury	1st floor[UK]2nd floor[US] of Warriors' Guild	2,510	Coins	10
Weapon Shop (Anachronia)	Anachronia	2,510	Coins	10

Disassembly

Iron sword
Disassembly category	Swords
Disassembly XP	3.0
Item quantity required	1
Material count	8
Base junk chance	?  89.0% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 89.0% 1 34 88.2 2 49 86.4 3 64 84.6 4 69 82.8 5 78 81.0 6 83 78.4 7 91 76.6 8 95 73.9 9 105 71.2
Common materials
Base parts	35/100
Blade parts	30/100
Metallic parts	30/100
Rare materials
Precise components	3/100
Dextrous components	2/100

Graphical updates

Inventory

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  Iron sword after 4 January 2001 (update)

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  Iron sword after 29 March 2004 (update)

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  Iron sword after 17 September 2009 (update)

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  Iron sword after 20 November 2012 (update)

Detailed

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  Iron sword after 29 March 2004 (update)

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  Iron sword after 17 September 2009 (update)

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  Iron sword after 20 November 2012 (update)

Equipped

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  Iron sword after 29 March 2004 (update)

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  Iron sword after 17 September 2009 (update)

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  Iron sword after 20 November 2012 (update)

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included - see here for how to help out!

• update 3 February 2020 (Update):
  • Adjusted disassembly to give 4 materials per bar used in creating the item from scratch

• update 20 November 2012 (Update):
  • Graphical improvements to iron weapons, previously only available in the Evolution of Combat Beta, are now live in the game.

• hidden 17 September 2009 (Update):
  • Animations and model of iron sword have been updated.

• update 4 January 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game.