M4A1-S | Golden Coil (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Golden Coil puts a coiled gold snake on a black rifle with scaled orange-gold furniture. In Battle-Scarred much of the gold is chipped away, especially on the silencer, sights and stock, and the snake loses detail. It is the cheapest way to get this Covert finish, and the heavy wear gives it a deliberately battered character.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

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

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver is dark, almost black, with a gold snake coiling across its side and the head placed near the magazine well. The silencer is fully covered in an orange-gold scale texture, and the same scaled gold continues on the pistol grip and the stock, which has dark accents.

Most of the gold on the silencer, sights and stock is chipped away, exposing the dark base. The snake is faded and broken up, with only its main shape left. In game the rifle reads as dark with scattered gold patches. Some gold survives on the grip and central parts of the receiver.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The whole float range of M4A1-S | Golden Coil 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 Shadow Collection with 16 skins in total.

It drops from Shadow Case (on sale since Sep 15, 2015).

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 4× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 1.7× dearer
• Field-Tested — 21% dearer
• Well-Worn — 5% dearer

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

Among 10 skins of the M4A1-S in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 9th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 2× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, holo-gold and black stickers match the snake artwork, while orange or amber tones blend with the silencer and stock. Placing stickers on the dark receiver keeps them readable without covering the snake's head.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float keeps the silencer gold noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the silencer tip, carry handle and front sight, as these parts lose gold first.
• Look at applied stickers and their scrape level, because they change how the receiver reads.
• Check for a name tag and StatTrak™ or Souvenir versions if they matter to you.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players wanting the cheapest entry into Golden Coil.
• Fans of heavily battered finishes with patchy gold.
• A budget pick with a distinctly worn character.