Glock-18 | Trace Lock (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Trace Lock uses a pale base, grey concentric circles and fine line work, which makes every scratch stand out. In Battle-Scarred large patches of dark metal break through on the slide, muzzle and grip edges, and the thin lines are partly lost. What remains is the general circular layout and the light-grey tone.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The slide is covered in a pale silver-grey base with a set of concentric grey circles centred near its rear, around the area of the logo. Thin dark lines with small circular nodes run along the slide and frame like a system diagram, joined by a faint pinkish holographic line along the slide.

Large areas of dark metal show on the slide top, muzzle, rear of the slide and the magazine. The fine line drawing and holographic line are partly gone, and the grip bands are scuffed. In game the gun looks grey and patchy rather than pale. Only the general ring layout and parts of the slide sides keep the original look.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.7

The float of Glock-18 | Trace Lock ranges from 0 to 0.7; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.7 — 36% 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 | Trace Lock belongs to The Achroma Collection, which holds 20 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

Among 13 skins of the Glock-18 in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 10th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Holographic, silver or white stickers sit well on the pale slide and continue the schematic theme. A small pink or magenta accent can echo the thin holographic line. Placing stickers away from the ring centre keeps the main motif visible.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, since scratches on the pale base are easy to see.
• Look at the slide edges, muzzle and magazine baseplate, which lose paint first.
• Make sure the rings and fine lines on the slide are not broken on the side you see in game.
• Check applied stickers and the name tag so they match the light grey palette.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• The cheapest entry to Glock-18 | Trace Lock.
• Players who prefer a heavily worn, grey and patchy finish.
• Conclusion: for those who value the price over the clean design.