Nova | Wild Six (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Wild Six is a Gunsmith finish that gives the shotgun a post-apocalyptic look: weathered copper and rust tones, a stencilled WILD on the side and a teal number panel on the stock. In Factory New the copper keeps its deep gloss and the lettering and panel edges stay sharp. The rough, aged character is part of the design, not a sign of use.

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 forend is the focal point: copper-orange with fine ribbed grooves and darker rust streaks running along it. The receiver continues the copper and brown tones, with a light WILD stencil near the ejection area. The barrel and magazine tube stay dark blue-grey, with a perforated shield along the top and brass-coloured rings at the tube's end. The stock repeats the ribbed copper lines and carries a teal panel with a large white number. On worn copies the paint goes first on the forend edges, the lower edge of the receiver, the stock corners and the raised areas around the lettering and the panel.

The copper gloss is even across the forend, receiver and stock, and the ribbed grooves are crisp. The WILD stencil and the teal number panel have clean edges. In game the gun reads as bright orange against the dark barrel. Everything looks untouched apart from the weathering painted into the design.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of Nova | Wild Six is 0–0.8; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (9% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Nova | Wild Six belongs to The Clutch Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Clutch Case.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 2.8× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 4.6× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 4.4× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 4.7× cheaper

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

Among 13 skins of the Nova in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 1.6× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Rusty orange, brown and teal stickers continue the post-apocalyptic palette, and stencil-style or worn-look designs suit it best. Placements on the receiver near the WILD lettering or on the stock beside the number panel keep the forend's ribbed artwork visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within its wear grade, since a low float keeps the forend and stock edges noticeably cleaner.
• Look at the WILD stencil and the teal number panel, as these details show wear early and define the skin's look.
• Inspect the forend edges and stock corners in the inspect view, because that is where the copper wears through first.
• Check applied stickers and the name tag to make sure they suit the orange-teal scheme.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the copper gloss and stencils in their cleanest form.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base around the receiver and stock panel.
• Conclusion: the top choice for a crisp copy of a deliberately rough design.