CZ75-Auto | Tread Plate (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This skin turns the CZ75-Auto into a piece of bare-looking steel, with the industrial tread pattern framing the slide and muzzle. In Minimal Wear the reflective finish still reads as clean metal, and any marks are small enough to pass for natural scuffs on a working tool. Many buyers find it hard to tell apart from Factory New at normal viewing distance.

Item type: pistol. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The slide and frame are finished in bright silver metallic foil with soft reflections, giving the pistol the look of polished steel. A darker diamond tread plate pattern runs along the top of the slide and wraps the front section around the barrel and muzzle.

Small dull spots and light scratches can appear on the front edge of the slide and around the muzzle. The tread pattern on top stays sharp, with at most slight softening on its raised points. In game these marks are barely visible, and the weapon still reads as bright steel. The grip panels, frame sides and magazine look clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of CZ75-Auto | Tread Plate is 0–0.2; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (40% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Arms Deal 3 Collection with 12 skins in total.

The source is CS:GO Weapon Case 3 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013).

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 4% dearer
• Field-Tested — 2% dearer

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

Among 10 skins of the CZ75-Auto in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 17% dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

The neutral silver finish works with almost any palette, but holographic, foil and chrome-style stickers blend best with the metal look. Single bright accents in red or gold on the frame side stand out well against the steel without fighting the tread pattern.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the slide edges and muzzle in the inspect view, since that is where the shine fades first.
• Check how sharp the tread pattern on top of the slide looks, as softened raised points show wear early.
• Compare the float position within the grade, because Factory New and Minimal Wear copies can look very close.
• Decide whether you want a regular, StatTrak™ or Souvenir copy and check any stickers or name tag already applied.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a nearly clean look and do not inspect the weapon closely.
• Buyers who see little visible difference from Factory New and prefer to save on the grade.
• A balanced pick that keeps the steel look almost untouched.