Five-SeveN | Buddy (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The pistol pairs a warm desert-toned slide with a cool blue-grey frame, and the yellow pinstripes tie the two halves together. In Minimal Wear the difference from a fresh copy is limited to faint marks on the slide edges that are hard to spot in game. It keeps the clean look of the top grade at a less demanding level.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The slide is covered in a brushed tan, brown and ochre camo that wraps over the top and around the cutouts, with a white circular badge carrying the number near the rear sight. The frame and trigger guard are painted in a slate-blue camo with darker patches, accented by thin yellow pinstripes that follow the contours of the frame and the accessory rail.

Light marks may appear on the front edge of the slide and around the muzzle. The frame, pinstripes and emblems remain clean. At normal viewing distance the pistol looks almost identical to Factory New. Lower floats in this grade are hard to tell apart from the top condition.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Five-SeveN | Buddy is 0–0.55; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (15% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Five-SeveN | Buddy belongs to The CS20 Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is CS20 Case.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 9th of 10 skins Restricted Five-SeveN in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 2.5× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, yellow and tan stickers continue the trim and slide colours, while muted blue or grey ones blend into the frame. Military and CT-themed designs suit the service-style markings, and a single sticker on the frame keeps the pinstripe layout readable.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the grade, since the slide edges and muzzle show wear first.
• Look at the yellow pinstripes on the rail and grip, as they reveal wear earlier than the camo.
• Make sure the number badge and emblems are intact if you want a clean look.
• Review any applied stickers and name tag, because they change how the slide and frame read.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without chasing the top grade.
• CT players looking for a tidy themed pistol.
• Conclusion: almost the same look with less strict requirements.