Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

This finish relies on strong red tones rather than fine detail, which helps it hold its identity in worse condition. On a Well-Worn copy the slide edges, muzzle and grip print show clear scratches, and the paint begins to look patchy. From a distance the pistol still reads as a red Glock-18.

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 Well-Worn

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.

Paint loss spreads across the slide edges, the muzzle area, the frame front and the magazine baseplate. The GHOST lettering is clearly scratched, and the thin lines on the slide start to break up. The middle of the slide and the grip panels still carry most of the red. In game the scratches are visible on the slide, though the overall colour holds.

Well-Worn quality — float range 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol is 0–0.9; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (8% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

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.

What it costs in each quality

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

• Factory New — 3.3× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 1.6× dearer
• Field-Tested — 8% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 17% 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.

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 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 Well-Worn quality suits

• Budget players who mainly care about the red colour scheme.
• Fans of a used look who do not mind scratched lettering.
• Conclusion: an affordable way to own the skin with visible character.