Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This Glock-18 skin is built on one colour: layers of red with different shine, plus thin technical line work on the slide. Minimal Wear keeps that monochrome look almost unchanged. Any marks are tiny and sit on the very edges, so in hand it reads nearly the same as a cleaner copy.

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.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

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.

Tiny marks may appear on the slide edges and around the muzzle. The frame texture, grip lettering and magazine baseplate remain clean. The difference from Factory New is visible only on close inspection. In game the skin reads the same as the cleanest grade.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The float of Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol ranges from 0 to 0.9; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 9% 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

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 Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 33% cheaper
• Well-Worn — 1.6× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 1.9× cheaper

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

Stickers and crafts

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 check before buying

• 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 should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Crafters, since the slight edge marks are hidden by stickers and distance.
• Conclusion: practically the Factory New look for less.