Nova | Morning Sun (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Morning Sun is a Gunsmith finish that covers the shotgun in sand-coloured paint with a fine, engraved-style ornament. In Factory New the pale cream surface is even and the thin lines of the pattern stay crisp across the receiver and stock. The dark brown barrel frames the light body with a clean contrast.

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

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

Appearance in Factory New

The receiver, pump grip and stock are painted a pale sand-cream colour and covered with a dense, engraved-style ornament of thin curling lines. The pump grip has deep horizontal ribs that catch light and shadow, while the stock and receiver carry the finest part of the pattern. The barrel and magazine tube stay dark brown metal, giving a clear two-tone contrast with the light body. On worn copies the paint goes first on the edges of the receiver, the ribs of the pump grip, the trigger guard and the butt of the stock, and the thin ornament lines fade before the base colour does.

The sand paint is uniform on all parts, with no visible scratches. The ornament lines are sharp on the receiver, stock and pump grip. In game the light body and dark barrel read cleanly at any distance. Everything on the weapon looks fresh.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Nova | Morning Sun ranges from 0 to 1; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 7% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Nova | Morning Sun belongs to The Arabesque Collection, which holds 17 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 4.7× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 11× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 14× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 21× cheaper

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

Among 7 skins of the Nova in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, beige, brown and cream stickers blend well with the sand finish and the ornament. Dark or matte stickers placed on the receiver work as a calm accent against the light body, while bright saturated colours tend to clash with the warm palette.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the light paint shows scratches more clearly than darker finishes.
• Look at the pump ribs and receiver edges first, as they wear before the rest of the weapon.
• Inspect the stock to see how much of the fine ornament is still intact.
• Note any applied stickers or name tag and whether they fit the sand colour scheme.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the ornament fully sharp and the cream paint flawless.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean light base for a gold or beige theme.
• The best choice when the full detail of the pattern matters most.