Negev | Sour Grapes (Factory New)

Skin overview

Negev | Sour Grapes is an Industrial Grade machinegun skin that paints the weapon in several shades of purple and leaves the ammo box, feed chute and barrel in neutral grey. In Factory New the violet coat is even and unbroken, so the contrast between deep purple and grey metal looks its sharpest. It is a simple solid-colour finish, and this grade shows it exactly as intended.

Item type: machinegun. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

Appearance in Factory New

The receiver, top rail, barrel shroud and front sight are painted in a deep violet with lighter purple highlights on the edges and raised details. The folding stock and grip use a darker, slightly muted shade of purple, so the weapon reads in several tones rather than one flat colour. The ammo box with its textured cover, the feed chute, the carry handle and the barrel with its muzzle stay grey, giving the purple parts a neutral frame. There is no pattern, only solid colour blocks following the shape of the weapon. On worn copies the paint goes first from the muzzle area, the edges of the receiver and top rail, the carry handle mount and the corners of the stock, exposing grey metal underneath.

The purple coat is complete on every painted part, with no scuffs on the receiver, shroud or stock. The lighter highlights along the edges look crisp and separate cleanly from the darker violet. The grey ammo box and chute keep their clean texture. In game the weapon looks exactly like the preview.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Negev | Sour Grapes is 0–0.8; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (9% 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

Negev | Sour Grapes belongs to The Ascent Collection, which holds 28 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 4.7× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 5.4× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 9.3× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 14× cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 5th of 6 skins Industrial Grade Negev in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Purple, lavender and silver stickers blend with the violet body, while gold or green ones give a clear grape-themed contrast. The flat sides of the receiver are the most visible spots, and the grey ammo box works for stickers with darker or monochrome artwork.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low value in a worn grade keeps noticeably more purple on the receiver and shroud.
• The finish is a solid colour, so the pattern does not change the look and you do not need to pay for a specific one.
• Look at the muzzle area, the top rail and the stock corners on the inspect screen, as these lose paint first.
• Check applied stickers and name tag, as they can either complement the purple or clash with it.

Who should buy Factory New

• Players who want the purple Negev with a perfectly clean coat.
• Sticker crafters who need an even base colour without scuffs.
• The best choice if you want the finish exactly as shown in the preview.