Nova | Smart Gun (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Smart Gun pairs a dark metallic shotgun body with a violet and magenta rear section, where a pink brain appears embedded near the rear sight. In Factory New the purple gradients stay saturated and the metallic surfaces keep a clean, even sheen. This is the grade for buyers who want the tech-and-organics idea shown without any distraction.

Item type: shotgun. 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 Factory New

The barrel, magazine tube and ribbed pump are finished in dark metallic grey-blue with a light sheen along the top surfaces. The rear of the receiver and the stock carry the main artwork: violet, magenta and pink tones with curved lines that wrap around the grip. A pink brain sits near the rear sight area, drawn as if built into the body of the weapon, while the stock side panel adds dark inserts with purple accents. On worn copies the paint goes first from the edges of the stock and butt, the ribs of the pump and the raised edges of the receiver, with the flat sides of the stock holding colour longest.

The finish looks as on the clean preview: even metallic surfaces on the barrel and pump, saturated purple gradients on the stock. The brain near the rear sight keeps all its fine detail. At normal distance the neon rear stands out clearly against the dark front. Nothing on the gun shows scratches.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Nova | Smart Gun is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% 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

The skin’s collection is The Spy Tech Collection with 17 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 Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 1.9× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 3.8× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 4× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 4.1× cheaper

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

Among 13 skins of the Nova in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Holo and foil stickers in violet, pink or blue tones match the neon rear of the gun. Placing them on the dark barrel keeps the brain and stock artwork uncovered, while silver or chrome accents echo the metallic front.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the chosen wear, since lower values keep the brain and stock edges cleaner.
• Inspect the brain near the rear sight, as it is the focal point and loses detail on more worn copies.
• Look at the stock edges and pump ribs, which show wear first.
• Note any stickers or name tag already applied, and whether they fit the purple artwork.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the brain and gradients without any marks.
• Sticker crafters building a clean neon-themed loadout.
• The top choice for showing the artwork at its best.