Neanderthal AR

Overview

Neanderthal AR is a skin for the Assault Rifle, made by ZINK and part of the 9-skin Neanderthal collection. It went up on the Steam Workshop on 26 July 2020. Facepunch added it to the Rust item store on 1 August 2020 for $2.49. It is no longer sold there, so the market is the only way to get it now.

Price

The cheapest copy is $0.55 on LIS-Skins (1 in stock), 78% under its store price. The Steam Market has 19 listings, the lowest at $0.78. It has 152 buy orders there, the highest at $0.62. Across the marketplaces we track, 73 copies are for sale, most priced from $0.55 to $1.02.

Prices updated 14 November 2026

Compared to other Assault Rifle skins

289 Assault Rifle skins have a market price. 206 of them cost more than this one. 43 other Assault Rifle skins launched at the same $2.49 store price.

The Neanderthal collection

It is one of 9 skins in this collection:

• Neanderthal AR (Assault Rifle): $2.49 in the store, $0.78 now
• Neanderthal Chestplate (Metal Chest Plate): $1.99 in the store, $0.55 now
• Neanderthal Facemask (Metal Facemask): $1.99 in the store, $1.32 now
• Neanderthal Poncho (Hide Poncho): $1.49 in the store, $1.73 now
• Neanderthal Bandana (Bandana Mask): $1.49 in the store, $0.80 now
• Neanderthal Hide Shirt (Hide Vest): $1.49 in the store, $1.32 now
• Neanderthal Hide Pants (Hide Pants): $1.49 in the store, $2.00 now
• Neanderthal Furnace (Furnace): $1.49 in the store, $0.63 now
• Neanderthal Sleeping Stone (Sleeping Bag): $1.49 in the store, $0.84 now

Trading and recycling

It can be traded and sold on the market 7 days after you get it. Breaking it down gives 1 Metal.