MP5-SD | Gauss (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

MP5-SD | Gauss pairs a dark stamped-steel body with copper ribbing, and in Battle-Scarred that pairing becomes heavily weathered. The copper on the magazine and grip is broken up by wear, and the edges of the silencer and receiver are rubbed through. Because the base finish is already dark and metallic, the damage looks like hard service rather than ruined paint.

Item type: smg. 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.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and handguard are painted in dark graphite gunmetal with fine engraved grooves and panel lines that imitate stamped steel plates. The integrated silencer carries the same dark tone with a ribbed, vented front section and thin teal and copper accents along its length.

Wear covers the copper ribbing heavily, leaving the magazine and grip broken up and faded. The silencer, receiver edges and stock end are rubbed through in many places, and the teal accents are hard to make out. In game the gun looks dark and weathered, with only traces of the warm copper. The flatter central panels keep the most paint.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of MP5-SD | Gauss ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

MP5-SD | Gauss belongs to The Prisma Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Prisma Case.

Price by quality

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

• Factory New — 5.2× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 6% dearer
• Well-Worn — about the same

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

By price this skin is 2nd of 4 skins Restricted MP5-SD in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 23% dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Copper, orange, gold and teal stickers match the existing accents, while holo or foil stickers in warm tones echo the metallic look. The flat dark side of the receiver above the grip is the cleanest spot for placement.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the ribs of the magazine and the grip in the inspect view, since the copper there shows wear first.
• Check the silencer tip and the upper receiver edges for rubbed spots, especially near the top of a wear range.
• Compare float positions within the same wear, because a low float in Field-Tested can look close to Minimal Wear.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, as they change how the clean dark receiver reads.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget players who want the cheapest entry to the skin.
• Collectors of heavily weathered looks, who value how worn dark metal reads.
• In short: a hard-service version for those who like scars.