M4A1-S | Boreal Forest (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Boreal Forest is a muted military camo for the M4A1-S, mixing earth tones with patches of green. In Field-Tested the pattern is still clearly visible, but scuffs on the silencer, handguard and magazine start to show grey metal. The worn spots suit the field-camouflage theme and make the rifle look used rather than damaged.

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

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 Field-Tested

The whole rifle is covered in a forest camouflage hydrographic with an olive-khaki base and irregular patches of dark brown, tan, olive and green. The long silencer carries large, clearly separated blotches, while the ribbed handguard shows a denser pattern with more green showing through.

Scuffs spread along the silencer, the handguard ridges, the carry handle and the lower edge of the magazine, showing grey metal. The camo patches stay readable, though some borders look softer. In game the rifle still reads as camouflaged, with a slightly used feel. The receiver sides and stock remain mostly intact.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of M4A1-S | Boreal Forest is 0.06–0.8; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (31% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

M4A1-S | Boreal Forest belongs to The Italy Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

Taking Field-Tested as the baseline:

• Factory New — 90× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 1.9× dearer
• Well-Worn — 5% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 3% cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 3rd of 4 skins Industrial Grade M4A1-S in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Earth tones work best: olive, brown, tan or muted green stickers blend into the camo for a coherent military look. Matte or paper-style stickers on the receiver side suit the hydrographic better than bright holo or neon ones, which break the natural palette.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since copies near the cleaner edge keep noticeably more camo on the silencer and handguard.
• Look at the silencer tip, carry handle and magazine bottom on the inspect screen, as these parts lose paint first.
• Check whether the listing is a Souvenir copy, which comes with pre-applied stickers that cannot be chosen.
• Review any applied stickers or name tag, because they stay on the weapon and change its look.

Who should buy Field-Tested

• Players who like a camo rifle that looks used in the field.
• Budget buyers who want a skin on their M4A1-S that still shows its pattern.
• In short: a balanced pick where the wear fits the theme.