Weapon flashlight
Attaches to a weapon. Provides user with a beam of light. Pressing F (default) to toggle light.
The Weapon flashlight is a weapon attachment in Rust that fits 46 weapons. You craft it at a Level 1 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 40 scrap to research.
About the Weapon flashlight
Recycling it in a green recycler returns 33% of its crafting cost.
On the tech tree it sits behind 12 other unlocks: Binoculars, Combat Knife, Waterpipe Shotgun, Salvaged Cleaver, Mace, Mini Crossbow and 6 more. In all, 31 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
How to craft the Weapon flashlight
Crafting one takes 15 seconds at a Level 1 Workbench and costs 3 × High Quality Metal.
3 How to get the Weapon flashlight blueprint
Research it for 40 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 13 Blueprint Fragments in total.
1 Item
40 Scrap
Blueprint
40
Node
1 Blueprint Fragment
Unlocked
13
50 Cal Turret →
Abyss Assault Rifle →
Assault Rifle →
Blunderbuss →
Bolt Action Rifle →
Bowless Crossbow →
Crossbow →
Crystal Assault Rifle Diamond →
Crystal Assault Rifle Emerald →
Crystal Assault Rifle Pink Diamond →
Crystal Assault Rifle Ruby →
Crystal Assault Rifle Sapphire →
Custom SMG →
Double Barrel Shotgun →
Dual 50 Cal Turret →
Dual 50 Cal Turret →
HMLMG →
Handmade SMG →
High Caliber Revolver →
Ice Assault Rifle →
Jungle Relic Assault Rifle →
Krieg Shotgun →
L96 Rifle →
LR-300 Assault Rifle →
M15 Semi-Automatic Pistol →
M16A2 →
M249 →
M39 Rifle →
M4 Shotgun →
M92 Pistol →
MP5A4 →
Medieval Assault Rifle →
Mini Crossbow →
Multiple Grenade Launcher →
Paintball Gun →
Prototype 17 →
Pump Shotgun →
Python Revolver →
SKS →
Semi-Automatic Pistol →
Semi-Automatic Rifle →
Space LR-300 Assault Rifle →
Spas-12 Shotgun →
Thompson →
Uzi →
Waterpipe Shotgun → What the Weapon flashlight recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 1 × High Quality Metal for one.
×1
50%
×1
80%
×2
25%
×1
20% Where to find the Weapon flashlight
Scientist has the best chance at 2.9%, followed by Boat Scientist at 2.9% and Sunken Chest at 1.1%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.