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Military Silencer

Weapon attachment, Uncommon

The Military Silencer goes in the muzzle slot and cuts damage by 25%, on any of the 21 weapons that take it.

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Military Silencer stats

Slot: Muzzle
Damage: -25%

Can't share a gun with: Muzzle Boost, Muzzle Brake, Oil Filter Silencer, Soda Can Silencer

Weapons the Military Silencer fits (21)

What the Military Silencer is looted from

Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Military Silencer, most likely first

From	Chance	Amount
Scientist PT Boat Dry Box	2.8%	1 to 3
Elite Crate	1.9%	1 to 2
Helicopter Crate, 4 crates per Patrol Helicopter	0.66%	1
Heavy Scientist	0.24%	1

Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.

Every loot container, each with its own page

Military Silencer repair cost

Repair bench, from broken: 3 High Quality Metal

Needs the blueprint: No
Max condition lost: 20% from broken, less on lighter damage
Max condition: 100

A repair bench charges 20% of the item’s recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn.

Military Silencer recycling

What the Military Silencer gives back in each recycler

Recycler	Efficiency	You get
Red recycler	75%	11 + 25% High Quality Metal
Green recycler (powered)	60%	9 High Quality Metal
Green recycler	50%	7 + 50% High Quality Metal
Yellow recycler	40%	6 High Quality Metal

The Military Silencer breaks down into High Quality Metal.

A recycler takes one at a time.

Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “11 + 25%” means 11 every time and a 25% chance of one more.

Military Silencer stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust

In Rust, Military Silencer is a weapon attachment in the Weapons category (item ID #-1850571427, console shortname weapon.mod.silencer). Weapon modding mounts this muzzle attachment across 21 compatible ranged weapons. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.

Significantly reduces the sound of gunfire, and completely removes any visible muzzle flash.

Acquisition profile (game files): Uncraftable in vanilla Rust (4 loot tables, 0 downstream recipes)
Monument recycling yield: Radtown green units return 50% of ingredients (5s cycle), beating 40% yellow safe-zone units by +25%
Bench repair & durability cap: Full repair costs 3 High Quality Metal (zero rare bodies) while capping max condition by 20%
Conveyor & sorting profile: Filter by shortname weapon.mod.silencer in Industrial Conveyors for automated box sorting

Military Silencer crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust

In Rust, Military Silencer has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 4 world loot tables read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.

How Military Silencer compares to related weapons in Rust

When comparing Military Silencer against related weapons in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.

Item	Category	Stack Limit	Craft / Source	Tech Tree / Research	Green Recycler Yield
Military Silencer	Weapons	1 per slot	World loot / gather	No blueprint	Not recyclable
Burst Module	Components	1 per slot	World loot / gather	No blueprint	Not recyclable
Simple Handmade Sight	Weapons	1 per slot	Workbench Level 1	10 scrap (Table)	Not recyclable
Gas Compression Overdrive	Weapons	1 per slot	Workbench Level 2	60 node / 1,050 path	Not recyclable

Frequently asked questions about Military Silencer in Rust

What weapons can use the Military Silencer in Rust?

The Military Silencer takes the muzzle slot and cuts damage by 25% on 21 ranged weapons in Rust, including Assault Rifle, Bolt Action Rifle, Custom SMG, Handmade SMG, HMLMG, L96 Rifle and 15 other firearms. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID -1850571427 across 85 weapons.

Which crates drop the Military Silencer in Rust?

The Military Silencer drops from 4 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Scientist PT Boat Dry Box (2.8% chance), Elite Crate (1.9% chance), and Helicopter Crate (0.66% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.

What does the Military Silencer recycle into in Rust?

The Military Silencer recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 7 High Quality Metal plus a 50% chance of one more. Full recycler yields apply to an undamaged copy, while partially worn gear returns proportionally fewer materials based on its remaining durability bar.

How much does it cost to repair the Military Silencer in Rust?

A repair bench fixes the Military Silencer from broken for 3 High Quality Metal in Rust. Repairing at a Repair Bench requires no learned blueprint or rare component body, scaling material cost to missing durability while permanently capping maximum condition by 20% across a full repair.

How long does the Military Silencer take to despawn in Rust?

Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Military Silencer despawns after 20 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.

What is the item ID for the Military Silencer in Rust?

The Military Silencer has 32-bit signed item ID -1850571427 and shortname weapon.mod.silencer in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Weapons category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).

What is the give command for the Military Silencer in Rust?

Server administrators in Rust spawn the Military Silencer in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give weapon.mod.silencer 1 or inventory.giveid -1850571427 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.