P250 | Gunsmoke (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Gunsmoke is built on contrast between a cream base and brown hand-drawn curls, and that contrast still carries the look in Field-Tested. Scuffs start to show on the slide edges and around the muzzle as grey metal breaking through the light paint. From normal distance the pistol still reads as a cream doodle skin.

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.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The whole pistol is coated in a cream, slightly warm off-white base covered with brown curling lines that form waves and spirals like a gel pen sketch. On the slide the curls run lengthwise with darker shaded patches near the ejection port, while the frame and grip carry larger rounded swirls that wrap around the panel.

Scuffs become visible along the slide edges, around the muzzle and on the front of the frame, showing grey metal under the cream paint. The rear corners of the slide may also lose small spots of finish. The grip swirls and most of the slide pattern remain intact. In game the pistol still looks like a cream doodle skin, with wear noticeable mainly on inspect.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of P250 | Gunsmoke is 0.06–0.8; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (31% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

P250 | Gunsmoke belongs to The Inferno Collection, which holds 6 skins.

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.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Field-Tested quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 6.7× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 1.7× dearer
• Well-Worn — 3% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 6% cheaper

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

Among 7 skins of the P250 in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 4th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in brown, sepia, gold or cream tones blend with the doodle and keep the hand-drawn feel. Simple ink-style or black-and-white stickers on the slide work well against the light base. Very saturated neon colours tend to break the calm palette.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the slide edges and muzzle first, because the light cream paint shows every chip there as grey metal.
• Compare the float position within the grade, especially in Field-Tested and Well-Worn where the amount of exposed metal varies noticeably.
• A Souvenir version exists, so check whether the offer is a Souvenir or a regular copy and which stickers it carries.
• Check any name tag and applied stickers, as dark or busy stickers can clash with the light doodle pattern.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players looking for a light-coloured pistol at a lower cost than the cleanest grades.
• Those who do not mind light scuffs visible mainly on inspect.
• Conclusion: a balanced middle grade for everyday play.