Neanderthal Chestplate

Overview

Neanderthal Chestplate is a skin for the Metal Chest Plate, made by ZINK and part of the 9-skin Neanderthal collection. It went up on the Steam Workshop on 2 August 2024. Facepunch added it to the Rust item store on 8 August 2024 for $1.99. It is no longer sold there, so the market is the only way to get it now.

Price

The cheapest copy is $0.42 on Skinport (39 in stock), 79% under its store price. The Steam Market has 24 listings, the lowest at $0.64. It has 314 buy orders there, the highest at $0.51. Across the marketplaces we track, 133 copies are for sale, most priced from $0.42 to $0.76.

Prices updated 15 November 2026

Compared to other Metal Chest Plate skins

155 Metal Chest Plate skins have a market price. 125 of them cost more than this one. 34 other Metal Chest Plate skins launched at the same $1.99 store price.

The Neanderthal collection

It is one of 9 skins in this collection:

• Neanderthal Chestplate (Metal Chest Plate): $1.99 in the store, $0.64 now
• Neanderthal Facemask (Metal Facemask): $1.99 in the store, $1.35 now
• Neanderthal Poncho (Hide Poncho): $1.49 in the store, $1.75 now
• Neanderthal Bandana (Bandana Mask): $1.49 in the store, $0.76 now
• Neanderthal Hide Shirt (Hide Vest): $1.49 in the store, $1.43 now
• Neanderthal Hide Pants (Hide Pants): $1.49 in the store, $2.38 now
• Neanderthal Furnace (Furnace): $1.49 in the store, $0.61 now
• Neanderthal Sleeping Stone (Sleeping Bag): $1.49 in the store, $0.81 now
• Neanderthal AR (Assault Rifle): $2.49 in the store, $0.80 now

Trading and recycling

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