Five-SeveN | Desert Seal (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

This Five-SeveN combines a lavender crosshatched slide with a heavily patterned grey frame, a look that already resembles aged engraved metal. In Well-Worn the scuffs on the slide and frame edges become clearly visible, and the purple loses some of its evenness. The filigree hides part of the damage, so the pistol still looks coherent.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

Appearance in Well-Worn

The slide is painted in a muted lavender with a fine diamond crosshatch texture, while the rail beneath it and the trigger stay in light silver. The frame, trigger guard and back of the grip are covered in dense silver-grey ornamental engraving with curls and filigree.

The slide shows clear scratches across its top and sides, and the frame engraving is worn on its raised parts. Wear reaches the trigger guard and the base of the grip. In game the purple looks uneven, though the scrollwork still breaks up the damage. The middle of the grip panel holds its colour best.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The float of Five-SeveN | Desert Seal ranges from 0 to 1; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 7% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Arabesque Collection with 17 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

Compared with the Well-Worn quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 22× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 3.3× dearer
• Field-Tested — 33% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 1.5× cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 5th of 6 skins Industrial Grade Five-SeveN in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Silver, grey, purple and dark gold stickers match the engraved, antique feel of the finish. Placing them on the smooth lavender slide keeps the frame engraving visible, while bright neon colours tend to clash with the restrained palette.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since low values in each grade keep the slide edges cleaner.
• Look at the front of the slide and the muzzle, as they lose paint first.
• On Souvenir copies, check whether the pre-applied stickers suit the muted palette.
• Inspect any stickers or name tag already applied to make sure you want to keep them.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Budget-minded players who like the aged engraved style.
• Those who prefer a used look on a CT pistol.
• Conclusion: character over cleanliness at a lower cost.