Iron shortsword
A razor sharp shortsword.
Iron shortsword is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. Recent trades put the high price at 98 GP (29m ago) and the low price at 80 GP (19m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 17 GP per item after the 2% tax (21.25% of the buy price). You can buy up to 125 every four hours. High Alchemy would lose 190 GP per cast if you bought it at the low price and paid for the nature rune. 3,490 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 98 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 80 GP () |
| Tax | 1 GP |
| Margin | 17 GP |
| ROI | 21.25% |
| Buy limit | 125 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 54 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 80 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 98 GP
Margin after tax: 17 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 1 GP.
Buy limit: 125 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 125 Iron shortsword costs 10,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 2,125 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 125 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 54 GP
- Low alchemy value: 36 GP
- Base value: 91 GP
Iron shortsword price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 57 GP to 115 GP across 50 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 60 GP to 90 GP (+30 GP, +50.00%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 30 GP to 115 GP across 156 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 70 GP to 90 GP (+20 GP, +28.57%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 4 GP to 300 GP across 371 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 47 GP to 90 GP (+43 GP, +91.49%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 300 GP on 2026-08-24 UTC, and the lowest was 4 GP on 2026-08-15 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Iron shortsword price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Iron shortsword?
You can buy up to 125 Iron shortsword every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Iron shortsword a members-only item?
Iron shortsword is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Iron shortsword's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Iron shortsword's insta-sell (low) price is 80 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 98 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Iron shortsword?
A sale of Iron shortsword pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 1 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Iron shortsword cost?
Buying the full limit of 125 Iron shortsword costs 10,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 80 GP each.