MP9 | Rose Iron (Factory New)

Skin overview

MP9 | Rose Iron is a Restricted SMG finish with a hand-painted rose and thorn motif in metallic paints over a dark body. A red rose sits on the side of the receiver, and gold thorny vines curl across the frame and both grips. In Factory New the metallic gold and red stay crisp against the dark base, with no breaks in the vine lines.

Item type: smg. 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.

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear and Field-Tested.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver and barrel shroud are finished in a dark gunmetal tone with ribbed texture, covered by looping gold thorny vines and small red dots. A large red rose with gold outlines is painted on the rear of the receiver, near the charging area. The front grip and pistol grip carry the same gold vines over a dark base, while the magazine is mostly plain dark grey and the folding stock stays bare metal. On worn copies the top rail, muzzle end, receiver edges and the ribs of the grips lose paint first, exposing lighter metal beneath.

In Factory New the finish is intact on every part of the weapon. The gold vines keep their metallic sheen and the red rose shows clean edges. In game the contrast between gold, red and the dark frame reads clearly in hand. Nothing on the receiver, grips or muzzle shows scratches.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of MP9 | Rose Iron is 0–0.3; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (23% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

MP9 | Rose Iron belongs to The Winter Offensive Collection, which holds 13 skins.

It drops from Winter Offensive Weapon Case (on sale since Dec 18, 2013).

What it costs in each quality

Among 9 skins of the MP9 in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.8× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, red and black stickers match the rose and thorn palette. Placements on the front of the receiver keep the rose at the rear visible.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position, since Field-Tested copies of this skin only cover the cleanest part of that grade.
• Look at the top rail and muzzle end, which are the first parts to lose paint.
• Make sure the rose on the receiver is not covered by stickers if the artwork matters to you.
• Note any name tag or StatTrak™ counter and whether you want them on your copy.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the metallic rose and vines without any marks.
• Players building sticker crafts where a clean base matters.
• A choice for those who want the skin exactly as painted.