Rust adds the UZI 9mm submachine gun with a folding stock

Rust has a new gun. Facepunch announced on X that this month's update added the UZI 9mm Submachine Gun, and that it comes with a folding stock "offering two different ways to use the weapon." The full rundown sits in the Printed and Polished devblog.

What Facepunch has confirmed

The official @playrust post from November 12 is short. Here's everything it says about the weapon:

• It's called the UZI 9mm Submachine Gun.
• It was added as part of this month's update.
• It has a folding stock.
• That stock gives "two different ways to use the weapon."

The post doesn't spell out what the two modes are. A folding stock on a real-world SMG usually means a trade between a compact, fast-handling setup and a steadier one, but how Facepunch has translated that into Rust's handling, recoil or stats is something only the devblog can answer. We're not going to guess at numbers here.

What the post doesn't tell you

A lot of the questions Rust players will have aren't covered in the X post:

• How you get it. Whether the UZI is craftable, found in crates, sold at a vending location, or tied to the tech tree isn't stated.
• Which ammo it uses beyond the "9mm" in its name, and how that fits with existing pistol ammo in the game.
• Damage, fire rate and range compared to the other SMGs already in Rust.
• Whether it supports attachments.

If you're planning a wipe around it, read the devblog before you commit resources. We'll update this piece once those details are checked against Facepunch's own notes.

Skins and the Steam Market

For the skin side of Rust, any new weapon raises the same question: can it be skinned, and when do skins start showing up in the item store and on the Steam Community Market? The @playrust post doesn't mention skins for the UZI at all, so there's nothing official to report yet.

That matters if you trade Rust items. A brand new weapon with no skins at launch means there's no existing market to price against, and any first skins that do arrive will be setting prices from scratch. Until Facepunch says something, treat any "UZI skin" listings or claims you see elsewhere with suspicion.

Where to read more

The UZI is one of "this month's additions," according to Facepunch, which means the Printed and Polished update includes other changes too. The X post only names the UZI, so check the full devblog for the rest of the patch.