M4A1-S | Night Terror (Factory New)

Skin overview

M4A1-S | Night Terror covers the silenced rifle in dark maroon paint with brighter red stains and loose scrawled writing, as if restless thoughts had been jotted straight onto the metal. In Factory New the deep red keeps full contrast against the near-black base, and the pale lines on the magazine look crisp and deliberate.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

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

Appearance in Factory New

The finish puts a dark maroon base over the whole rifle, sinking toward near-black in the shadows, with brighter red patches across the receiver, stock and magazine. Scrawled writing and loose marks run over the surface and are most visible on the magazine, where pale tan lines stand out against the deep red. The handguard and receiver carry the same stained red with lighter streaks, while the silencer stays a muted greyish mauve with a red band near its rear. The stock repeats the red blotches on black, so the rifle reads as one dark, stained piece. On worn copies paint goes first on the silencer tip and edges, the top of the receiver and the rear sight, the handguard ridges and the lower corners of the magazine.

The paint is intact on every part, including the silencer tip and the edges of the magazine. The red patches keep their full brightness and the pale scrawls on the magazine have sharp lines. At normal distance the rifle reads as a dark red weapon with a lighter mark on the magazine, and on inspect every detail of the writing is clean.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of M4A1-S | Night Terror ranges from 0 to 0.7; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 10% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

M4A1-S | Night Terror belongs to The Dreams & Nightmares Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Dreams & Nightmares Case.

Price by quality

Among 9 skins of the M4A1-S in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 2.6× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Dark red, black and muted gold stickers blend with the stained finish, and cream or pale tan designs echo the scrawls on the magazine. Placements along the side of the receiver work best, while bright neon or light blue stickers tend to break the dark mood.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies close to the cleaner border keep the silencer tip and magazine corners noticeably better.
• Look at the magazine on inspect, because the pale scrawls there are the most recognisable detail and lose sharpness first.
• Check the silencer and the top of the receiver, as these are the first places where chipping shows in first person.
• Look at any applied stickers and name tag, since they can either suit or clash with the dark red artwork.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the scrawls and red contrast in their sharpest form.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean surface to match coloured stickers to the artwork.
• The choice for buyers who want the design exactly as intended.