Negev | Sour Grapes (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This wear gives the purple Negev nearly the same look as the cleanest grade: the violet body, darker stock and grey ammo drum all read clearly. Any marks are small and sit on edges you rarely notice from the first-person view. For a plain colour finish like this one, the difference from Factory New is mostly on paper.

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.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

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.

Small specks of bare metal can appear on the muzzle end of the shroud and the sharpest edges of the top rail. The receiver sides, stock and grip remain clean. These marks are hard to spot at normal distance, and the purple looks as saturated as on Factory New. The grey parts show no visible change.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Negev | Sour Grapes is 0–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (10% 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 Ascent Collection with 28 skins in total. 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

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 4.7× dearer
• Field-Tested — 13% cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 3× cheaper

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

Among 6 skins of the Negev in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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 look at before you buy

• 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 the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look and do not care about tiny edge marks.
• Buyers looking for a sensible alternative to Factory New for a plain colour finish.
• A practical pick for almost the same look in game.