G3SG1 | Black Sand (Factory New)

Skin overview

G3SG1 | Black Sand is a Mil-Spec Grade custom paint job for the terrorist-side auto-sniper, built from olive green, sandy tan and black angular shapes. In Factory New the tan blocks keep sharp edges and the black outlines stay crisp along the stock and receiver. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the pattern exactly as designed.

Item type: sniper rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

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

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver carries an olive green base broken by large tan wedges and black outlined panels, while its top rail and the trigger area stay dark. The barrel is black with tan bands, and the muzzle device has a tan tip. The scope repeats the scheme with tan rings on a black tube, and the stock and magazine continue the olive and tan angular blocks. On worn copies the paint goes first on the muzzle, the scope bands, the stock edges and the lower edge of the magazine.

The paint is intact on every part of the rifle. The tan wedges have clean edges and the black outlines are unbroken. The muzzle tip and scope rings keep full colour. In game the rifle looks exactly like the preview.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of G3SG1 | Black Sand ranges from 0 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 9% 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

G3SG1 | Black Sand belongs to The Shattered Web Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Shattered Web Case.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 4th of 11 skins Mil-Spec Grade G3SG1 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 1.6× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in gold, tan, black or olive tones match the artwork without breaking the camo look. Placing them on the receiver side next to the tan wedges keeps the layout balanced, while bright blue or pink stickers will stand out strongly against the scheme.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end keep more of the tan bands.
• Look at the muzzle tip and scope rings first, as these parts show wear earliest.
• Inspect the stock edges and the bottom of the magazine on Field-Tested and lower copies.
• Note any applied stickers or name tag and whether they match the tan and olive scheme.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the tan wedges and black outlines fully intact.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean surface for gold or tan stickers.
• Conclusion: the grade for those who value the original look.