M4A1-S | Control Panel (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Control Panel is a hand-painted blue console on the M4A1-S receiver, and in Battle-Scarred it is worn down to fragments. Bare metal shows through across the panel and carry handle, leaving patches of colour and broken dials. It suits players who like a rough, salvaged look on a rifle they use every round.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and the carry handle carry the main artwork: a blue base painted with dials, switches, ports and small labels in orange, red, green and yellow. The suppressor and the ribbed handguard stay in dark gunmetal, and thin coloured bands mark the barrel near the front sight.

Large areas of the receiver and carry handle show bare metal through the paint. Only fragments of the dials and switches remain, scattered as patches of colour. The barrel bands and the edges of the dark parts are scratched as well. In game the rifle reads as a worn blue and grey surface rather than a detailed console.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The whole float range of M4A1-S | Control Panel is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% 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 2018 Nuke Collection with 18 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Antwerp 2022 Nuke Souvenir Package
• Austin 2025 Nuke Souvenir Highlight Package
• Austin 2025 Nuke Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Nuke Souvenir Package
• Budapest 2025 Nuke Souvenir Highlight Package
• Budapest 2025 Nuke Souvenir Package

And 7 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 29× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 7.6× dearer
• Field-Tested — 4.7× dearer
• Well-Worn — 16% dearer

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

Among 12 skins of the M4A1-S in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin ranks 9th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Blue, orange and yellow stickers echo the colours of the panel and blend well with the artwork. Tech-themed or holographic stickers suit the console motif, and placing them on the darker handguard or magazine keeps the receiver design visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since higher values in each grade show more damage on the panel edges.
• Inspect the carry handle and the edges of the receiver, as these lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so check that they fit the panel artwork.
• Look at whether the small labels and switches are still readable if you want the detailed look.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players who like a rough, salvaged look on their rifle.
• The lowest entry point into this skin.
• For those who care more about character than detail.