M249 | Sage Camo (Factory New)

Skin overview

M249 | Sage Camo is a Consumer Grade machinegun finish with a hydrographic camouflage of sage green, grey and dark olive blotches. In Factory New the blotches keep sharp edges and the muted colours look even from the muzzle to the stock. It suits a buyer who wants the cleanest version of a quiet, military-looking finish.

Item type: machinegun. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver and the top cover are wrapped in a grey-green camouflage with darker olive patches, while the barrel, muzzle and handguard area stay mostly dark grey metal. The box magazine shows the pattern most clearly, with large olive, grey and pale sage blotches across its flat sides. The stock and pistol grip are a lighter sage green with soft darker patches, which keeps the rear of the gun calm and uniform. On worn copies the film rubs off first on sharp edges, the corners of the box magazine, the rails and the raised parts of the receiver.

The film is intact on every part, with clean edges on the box magazine and receiver. The olive blotches keep crisp borders against the sage and grey base. In game the gun looks evenly coloured and matte. Nothing is scratched, including the rails and corners.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of M249 | Sage Camo is 0–0.6; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (12% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

M249 | Sage Camo belongs to The Boreal Collection, which holds 29 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 Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 2× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2× cheaper

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

Among 8 skins of the M249 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 7th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Muted olive, khaki, black or matte grey stickers fit the military palette without breaking it. The flat sides of the box magazine and the receiver give the most readable placement. A single brighter accent can work if the rest of the craft stays in earth tones.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float in a grade shows noticeably fewer scuffs.
• Look at the corners of the box magazine and the receiver edges, as these wear first on this finish.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so check whether they match the look you want.
• Pattern placement shifts the blotches slightly between copies, so compare the box magazine if the look matters to you.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the cleanest version of a simple camo finish.
• Sticker crafters who need an even, unscratched base for muted stickers.
• A tidy, low-key M249 for those who value a clean surface.