Glock-18 | Groundwater (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

Groundwater keeps its military look in Minimal Wear: two shades of olive green, with tan accents on the controls and magazine. The difference from Factory New comes down to a few small specks at the slide edges and muzzle, which are hard to notice in a match. For a solid-colour skin this is usually the sensible choice if you want a clean look without paying for the top grade.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The slide is painted a pale, slightly mottled green, with faint darker patches toward the front and along the top. The frame, trigger guard and textured grip are a deeper olive drab, giving a clear two-tone split at the slide line.

Tiny specks of bare metal may appear on the front edge of the slide and around the muzzle. The sights and the top of the slide can show a hint of rubbing on higher floats. At normal distance in a match the pistol looks practically identical to Factory New. The frame, grip and magazine base remain clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Glock-18 | Groundwater is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Mirage Collection with 15 skins in total.

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.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 7 skins Industrial Grade Glock-18 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Stickers in olive, khaki, sand or brown tones blend with the military two-tone scheme. Placing them on the pale green slide gives the best contrast, while a single dark or gold sticker can work as an accent next to the tan details.

What to look at before you buy

• Factory New covers only a narrow strip at the bottom of this skin's range, so compare floats closely if you want the cleanest copy.
• Look at the front edge of the slide, the muzzle and the sights first, because that is where the paint goes first.
• Check the tan magazine base and trigger on worn copies, as their paint loss is easy to spot when inspecting.
• Souvenir versions exist, so check which stickers are applied and how they sit on the slide.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the small specks rarely show next to stickers.
• In short: the practical balance between appearance and cost.