Glock-18 | Trace Lock (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Trace Lock is recognisable by its light, cool palette and the rings centred near the rear of the slide. In Field-Tested the paint starts to break on the slide edges and muzzle, and darker metal shows through the pale base. The circles and grip bands still carry the design, but the clean schematic feel becomes rougher.

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.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Field-Tested

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.

Scratches become visible along the top edges of the slide, the muzzle and the rear of the slide, with dark metal showing through. The magazine baseplate and trigger guard pick up chips. In game the pale finish looks used but the rings remain readable. The centre of the slide sides and most of the grip stay mostly clean.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The float of Glock-18 | Trace Lock ranges from 0 to 0.7; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 33% 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

The skin’s collection is The Achroma Collection with 20 skins in total. 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 16 skins of the Glock-18 in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 12th 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 look at before you buy

• 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 Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the design in hand on a moderate budget.
• Those who do not mind visible edge wear on a light finish.
• Conclusion: a practical everyday copy.