G3SG1 | Safari Mesh (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This wear keeps the same olive-and-sand mesh camouflage with only faint traces of use that are hard to spot in a match. The diamond net over the handguard still reads clearly, and the scope and magazine keep their painted surface. For most buyers it looks the same as the cleanest grade at a lower entry point.

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

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The whole G3SG1 is coated in a khaki and olive base with a fine diamond-shaped net sprayed over it in a slightly lighter sand tone. The mesh is most visible on the long handguard, the receiver and the magazine, where large flat surfaces carry the pattern.

Minimal Wear adds only small specks of wear, mostly on the front edge of the handguard and the tips of raised parts. The receiver, magazine and stock still look clean. At normal viewing distance it is practically indistinguishable from Factory New.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of G3SG1 | Safari Mesh ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 11% 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 | Safari Mesh belongs to The Mirage Collection, which holds 15 skins.

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.

Price by quality

Among 8 skins of the G3SG1 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 stickers in khaki, olive, brown or matte black blend into the mesh camouflage without breaking it. Placed on the receiver side or the flat handguard panel, a single dark or earth-toned sticker keeps the field look intact. Bright colours will stand out sharply against the sandy finish, which works only if contrast is the goal.

What to look at before you buy

• Factory New exists only in a narrow float band for this skin, so compare it with a low Minimal Wear copy before paying more.
• Within Field-Tested and Well-Worn, check the front of the handguard and the magazine bottom, where paint goes first.
• The mesh pattern is uniform, so pattern placement does not change the look in any meaningful way.
• There is no StatTrak version, but a Souvenir version exists, so check which one you are buying and whether its stickers suit you.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a clean-looking rifle without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters who need an almost untouched base for muted stickers.
• Conclusion: the most balanced pick for a clean look.