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Skin overview
The Nitro scheme of black-grey and orange is still there in Battle-Scarred, but heavily chipped. Bare metal shows on edges, ribs and the suppressor, and the orange barrel section looks patchy. It suits players who want the orange accents in a rugged, beaten-up form.
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.
Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.
Appearance in Battle-Scarred
The receiver, carry handle, handguard, magazine and stock are painted a matte dark grey close to black. Tangerine orange is applied to the exposed barrel between the handguard and the suppressor, to the buffer tube behind the receiver and to small parts such as the trigger, selector and pins.
Heavy chipping covers the suppressor, handguard, carry handle and magazine. The orange barrel is patchy and the small orange parts lose much of their colour. In game the rifle reads as dark and worn with scattered orange. Only recessed areas of the receiver and stock keep relatively even paint.
Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.8
The whole float range of M4A1-S | Nitro is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.
Origin of the skin
M4A1-S | Nitro belongs to The Safehouse Collection, which holds 15 skins.
It drops from:
What it costs in each quality
Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:
- Factory New — 23× dearer
- Minimal Wear — 2.2× dearer
- Field-Tested — 6% cheaper
- Well-Worn — 4% cheaper
The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.
Among 8 skins of the M4A1-S in the Restricted 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.
Which stickers suit it
Orange, black, grey and white stickers match the two-colour scheme well. Placing an orange sticker on the receiver or magazine echoes the barrel accent, while dark holo or foil stickers blend into the body.
What to look at before you buy
- Check the float position within the wear, since chips on the suppressor and handguard grow quickly toward the worse end of each grade.
- Inspect the orange barrel section, as its condition defines how the skin reads in game.
- Look at the edges of the magazine and the carry handle, which wear first on this finish.
- Make sure whether you are buying a regular or Souvenir copy and check any applied stickers or name tag.
Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits
- Players who want the cheapest entry to this skin.
- Fans of heavily chipped, rugged finishes.
- Conclusion: a budget pick with character.
