Nova | Walnut (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Walnut is a plain shotgun finish that pairs a dark metal barrel and receiver with a brown, figured walnut-style stock and pump. In Factory New the wood tone is even and the fine grain lines on the forend and stock stay crisp. This is the grade for buyers who want the classic hunting-gun look without any blemish.

Item type: shotgun. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Factory New

The barrel, magazine tube and receiver are finished in dark, nearly black gunmetal with a slight sheen. The pump forend and the stock are coated in reddish-brown wood colour with fine figured grain lines that run in ribs across the forend and along the grip area of the stock. The stock carries a subtle textured surface, while the trigger guard stays dark like the receiver. On worn copies the brown coating wears off first on the edges of the forend, the front and rear of the stock and the grip, followed by the receiver edges.

The brown coating on the forend and stock is intact and the grain lines are sharp. The dark barrel and receiver show an even, unbroken finish. In game the shotgun looks clean from any distance. The Factory New window is narrow for this skin, so copies sit close to the lowest possible float.

Factory New quality — float range 0.06–0.07

The float of Nova | Walnut ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% 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

The skin’s collection is The Inferno Collection with 6 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Boston 2018 Inferno Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Inferno Souvenir Package
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Inferno Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2014 Inferno Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2015 Inferno Souvenir Package
• ESL One Katowice 2015 Inferno Souvenir Package

And 2 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Among 10 skins of the Nova in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 2nd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, brown, beige and muted paper-style stickers match the wood tones and keep the classic look. Placing them on the dark receiver gives better contrast than putting them on the brown stock.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, since low floats keep the forend edges noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the forend edges and the stock grip, as they are the first parts to lose the brown coating.
• Souvenir copies carry fixed stickers, so make sure their look suits you before buying.
• Check for a name tag or applied stickers that may change the plain wooden look.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the cleanest possible copy of a plain wooden finish.
• Players who prefer a neat, traditional look on their shotgun.
• A tidy choice for those who value a flawless classic look.