AWP | Safari Mesh (Factory New)

Skin overview

AWP | Safari Mesh is an Industrial Grade sniper rifle finish sprayed through mesh fencing and cardboard stencils, leaving a fine olive-and-tan grid over the stock, receiver and scope. In Factory New the mesh lines stay crisp and the khaki base is even, so the camouflage reads as a deliberate, tidy pattern. It suits buyers who want the quiet military look in its cleanest form.

Item type: sniper rifle. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The stock, receiver, scope and handguard are painted in a khaki-olive base with a fine darker mesh grid sprayed over it, broken by lighter tan blotches from the cardboard stencils. The long barrel and muzzle brake stay dark gunmetal, as do the bipod and the grey magazine, which keeps the colour scheme muted. The scope tube carries the same mesh camouflage as the body. On worn copies the paint goes first from the scope, the top of the receiver, the cheek rest and the edges of the stock around the thumbhole, revealing grey metal underneath. Because the pattern is already busy and low-contrast, light wear blends into it more easily than on solid-colour finishes.

Factory New copies occupy a narrow slice at the very start of the float range, so the paint is complete on every part. The mesh grid is sharp on the stock, receiver and scope, and the tan blotches have clean edges. In game the rifle reads as a uniform olive camouflage with a dark barrel. No metal shows anywhere.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The float of AWP | Safari Mesh ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Lake Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Muted olive, khaki, brown and black stickers sit naturally on this camouflage and keep the military look intact. Placements on the receiver side or near the scope mount stand out against the plain grid, while a single bright holo or gold sticker can work as a deliberate accent.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float in Field-Tested or Well-Worn keeps noticeably more paint on the scope.
• Look at the scope and the top of the receiver first, because these parts lose paint before the rest of the rifle.
• Pattern placement matters little on this finish, so judge the copy mainly by wear rather than by the mesh layout.
• For Souvenir copies, check which stickers are applied and how worn they are, as they cannot be swapped without losing them.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the cleanest possible copy of this finish.
• Sticker crafters who need an even olive base without any metal showing.
• Conclusion: the pick for a flawless camouflage AWP.