History of Gunsmith Materials

Overview

Gunsmith Materials were a currency earned by dismantling weapons and armor and handed in to Banshee-44, the Gunsmith, to raise Gunsmith rank. Each rank-up rewarded a Gunsmith Engram with a Legendary weapon, sometimes with weapon mods. Higher rarity items gave more.

Notes

Sources disagree on current mechanics. ProGameTalk describes materials as still the main way to rank up, while the Destiny Game Wiki describes a system of daily bounties (65 rank progress each) and dismantling Legendary and Exotic gear (6 or 7 points per item, depending on source) with no separate material. Another guide says the Witch Queen update changed it so that reputation is gained directly on dismantle. See also Weapon Telemetry.