P250 | Contamination (Factory New)

Skin overview

P250 | Contamination is a hydrographic finish of nuclear skulls and bones in pale yellow and cream over dark olive-brown. In Factory New the print is complete from muzzle to grip, so each skull outline and the dark gaps between them stay sharp. The camo-like busy pattern looks deliberate and tidy at this grade.

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

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

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

Appearance in Factory New

The whole pistol is covered in one hydrographic print of skulls and bones in pale yellow and cream, separated by dark olive and brown fills. On the slide the motifs run lengthwise and are cut by the ejection port and serrations, while the frame and grip show the largest, most readable skulls. The trigger stays bare silver metal and contrasts with the yellowed print around it. The magazine base and the front of the slide carry the same pattern, so there are no plain-coloured parts. On worn copies the print goes first at the muzzle, the top and front edges of the slide, the rear serrations and the bottom of the grip.

The print is intact on every part, including the muzzle and slide edges. Skull outlines are crisp and the dark fills are even. In game the pistol reads as a uniform yellow-and-olive pattern with clear skull shapes on the grip. Nothing on the weapon shows bare metal apart from the trigger, which is unpainted by design.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of P250 | Contamination is 0–0.83; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (8% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

P250 | Contamination belongs to The Cache Collection, which holds 13 skins.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Cache Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Cache Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Cache Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Cache Souvenir Package
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Cache Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2014 Cache Souvenir Package

And 6 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 5th of 8 skins Industrial Grade P250 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in yellow, olive, brown or black blend with the toxic palette, and hazard or skull themes match the motif directly. Placing them on the grip keeps the slide pattern readable, while a single bright green or red sticker on the slide works as a contrast accent.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at where the float sits within the wear range, since low-float copies of a grade keep noticeably more paint on the slide.
• Inspect the muzzle and slide edges first, because that is where the print wears through.
• On Souvenir copies, check which stickers come applied and whether they suit you, as they cannot be swapped without scraping.
• Check for a name tag if you want the original item name to be shown.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the skull print complete on every part.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean, even base.
• The choice for buyers who want the pattern at its sharpest.