Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol (Factory New)

Skin overview

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol is an all-red Covert pistol finish. It pairs a deep wine-red slide with a brighter scarlet frame, and the word GHOST is printed on the grip. In Factory New the different sheens of red stay crisp, so the glossy slide and the matte frame read as two separate surfaces.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The slide is painted in a dark, glossy wine red with thin circuit-like lines and small printed markings along its side, and the rear serrations are picked out in the same tone. The frame and grip use a brighter, matte scarlet with fine diagonal texture, the word GHOST runs down the grip and a smaller PROTOCOL marking sits near its base. The area around the trigger guard is a mottled darker red, the trigger stays black, and the magazine baseplate matches the bright frame. The whole design is monochrome, so the look depends on contrast between sheens rather than on different colours. On worn copies the slide edges, the muzzle end, the front of the frame and the grip lettering lose paint first, followed by the magazine baseplate.

The paint is complete on every part, and the line work on the slide stays sharp. The glossy slide and matte frame keep their full contrast, which is the main visual point of this skin. The GHOST lettering on the grip has clean edges. In game the pistol looks uniformly vivid at any distance.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol ranges from 0 to 0.9; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 8% 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

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol belongs to The Spy Tech Collection, which holds 17 skins. 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 Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 2× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 3× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 3.3× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 4× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

Among 7 skins of the Glock-18 in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Red, black and white stickers keep the monochrome look intact, and holographic or foil red stickers echo the play of sheens on the finish. Placements on the dark slide stand out less than on the bright frame, so choose the spot depending on whether the sticker should blend in or contrast.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade show far fewer scratches.
• Inspect the slide edges and the muzzle, as these lose paint first on this finish.
• Look at the GHOST lettering on the grip, which shows wear clearly against the bright frame.
• Check any applied stickers, because colours that clash with the monochrome red change the look a lot.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the sheen contrast at its sharpest.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base for a red-themed loadout.
• Conclusion: the grade for those who value a flawless finish.