Willow shortbow (u)

An unstrung willow shortbow; I need a bowstring for this.

MembersBuy limit 10,000

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Insta-buyHighest recent buy

4gp

Insta-sellLowest recent sell

3gp

SpreadBefore tax

1gp

33.33%

MarginAfter 2% GE tax

+1gp

+33.33% ROI

VolumeTraded in 30D

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TrendMid price, 30D

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Price history

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Insta-buy (high)Insta-sell (low)Spread

30D low: 3
30D high: 4
Volatility: 28.6%

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Includes the 2% Grand Exchange tax

Buy at

Sell at

Quantity

units

Net profitProfitable

+1gp

+1 per item · +33.33% ROI

Capital required: 3 gp
Gross revenue: 4 gp
GE tax (2%, 0/item): − 0 gp
Break-even sell: 3 gp

Item data

High alchemy: 60 gp1400.0% above market
Low alchemy: 40 gp
Shop value: 100 gp
Weight: 0.992 kg
Skill / type: Fletching
Requires: Fletching 35
Stack / note: Not stackable · noteable
Released: Mar 25, 2002

About Willow shortbow (u)

The Willow shortbow (u) is a members-only item in Old School RuneScape.

"An unstrung willow shortbow; I need a bowstring for this"

Over the last 30 days it traded between 4 and 17 gp on the Grand Exchange, averaging 9 gp. About 32,415 units changed hands per day. The price is up 37.5% across that window. The Grand Exchange buy limit is 10,000 every 4 hours.

Casting High Level Alchemy returns 60 gp, which is 566.7% above the 30-day average price, so buying and alching it covers its own cost before the nature rune.

Recipes

Where this item appears in crafting and processing.

Made from

1× Willow logs

Used to make

1× Willow shortbow from 1× Willow shortbow (u), 1× Bow string

Willow shortbow (u) price history

Daily averages rolled up per month, newest first.

Monthly average, low and high price of Willow shortbow (u) on the Grand Exchange
Month	Average	Low	High	Volume
October 202612d	7	4	11	482,891
September 2026	10	7	17	729,583
August 2026	18	9	23	691,005
July 2026	25	8	31	765,127
June 202621d	25	10	34	363,739
May 20262d	32	31	33	25,003
April 20261d	37	37	37	20,736
March 2026	34	30	71	306,002
February 2026	35	22	89	33,957
January 2026	39	31	52	17,816

Across 10 months of recorded prices Willow shortbow (u) ranged from 4 gp in October 2026 to 89 gp in February 2026, measured over 218 trading days.

The 30-day average of 9 gp sits in the lower third of that range.

All prices in gp. Volume counts units traded across both sides of the Grand Exchange.