M4A4 | Faded Zebra (Factory New)

Skin overview

M4A4 | Faded Zebra is a spray-painted rifle covered in dark brownish-grey zebra stripes over a dusty olive-khaki base. In Factory New the stripes keep their edges and the mottled texture looks even across the whole weapon. The faded palette is part of the design, so a clean copy already looks muted rather than glossy.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

Appearance in Factory New

The whole rifle is sprayed in a dusty olive-khaki base with a mottled, grainy texture, crossed by darker grey-brown zebra stripes. On the receiver and lower the stripes run at an angle, continuing across the magazine and the pistol grip. The ribbed handguard, carry handle and barrel get the same paint, so the pattern wraps the M4A4 from muzzle to stock, where wide diagonal bands are most visible. On worn copies the paint chips first on the muzzle and front sight, the edges of the carry handle and rails, the bottom and corners of the magazine and the rear edge of the stock.

Factory New copies show the full spray coat with no chips on any part of the rifle. Since the float range does not start at zero, the finish is never perfectly pristine, but no damage is visible in practice. The stripes and the grainy texture look even on the handguard, magazine and stock. In game the rifle reads as a clean, muted striped camo.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The whole float range of M4A4 | Faded Zebra is 0.06–0.8; Factory New takes the 0.06–0.07 segment (1% 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 eSports 2013 Collection with 9 skins in total.

It drops from eSports 2013 Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014).

What it costs in each quality

Among 9 skins of the M4A4 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 2nd by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. 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

Stickers in olive, tan, brown, black or matte gold keep the muted military look of the stripes. Placing them on the receiver side or magazine, where the stripes are widest, keeps the pattern readable. Bright or glossy holo stickers stand out sharply against the faded palette and suit a contrast craft.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within its wear grade, since low-float Field-Tested copies look close to Minimal Wear.
• Inspect the muzzle, carry handle and magazine edges, as these lose paint first.
• Look at any applied stickers and their wear, because they change the muted look of the finish.
• Check whether the copy has a name tag and whether it is StatTrak™ or Souvenir, as both versions exist.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the cleanest available version of this finish.
• Sticker crafters who need an untouched base for a muted military craft.
• Conclusion: the full, even coat for those who care about condition.