Five-SeveN | Contractor (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This skin splits the Five-SeveN into flat colour zones: sand on the frame and grip, grey-green on the slide. In Minimal Wear the scheme looks practically untouched in the hand, with at most a faint scuff on a sharp edge. It is the sensible pick for anyone who wants a clean look without paying for the top grade.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The slide and barrel are painted a muted grey-green, with the rear section around the serrations and the small controls in a darker shade. The frame, trigger guard and grip are a flat sand tan, including the textured grip panels and the accessory rail under the barrel.

Tiny scuffs may appear on the muzzle and the sharpest slide edges, usually only noticeable on inspection. The tan frame and grip panels still look fully painted. At normal viewing distance it is hard to tell apart from Factory New. Large flat surfaces remain untouched.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Five-SeveN | Contractor is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% 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 Mirage Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Mirage Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Mirage Souvenir Package

And 9 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Among 6 skins of the Five-SeveN in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Muted military tones work best: olive, sand, brown and dark navy stickers blend with the tan frame and green slide. Placing them on the green slide gives contrast, while gold or black stickers on the tan frame keep the utilitarian look.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since chips on the slide edges and grip grow noticeably inside one grade.
• Look at the muzzle, slide top and grip texture in inspect, as these parts lose paint first.
• Pattern does not matter on this solid-colour finish, so judge copies by float and stickers only.
• Note whether the copy is a Souvenir version with stickers already applied, and check stickers or a name tag on regular copies.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a clean-looking pistol without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters who are fine with barely visible edge scuffs.
• Conclusion: the best balance of clean look and value for this skin.