SCAR-20 | Contractor (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

In Battle-Scarred the spray-painted tan, navy and dark green parts of this SCAR-20 are heavily chipped, with bare metal showing along many edges. The finish now reads as a rifle that has been through long field use rather than a fresh paint job. It is the most rugged take on Contractor and the cheapest way to put this colour scheme on the rifle.

Item type: sniper rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The upper receiver, the long railed handguard and the top of the stock are painted a muted dark green, while the lower receiver, magazine and main body of the stock are tan. The pistol grip is green, the barrel and muzzle device stay dark, and the scope body is a dark blue-grey with tan rings at both ends.

Heavy chipping covers the edges of nearly every part, with bare metal along the rail, handguard, magazine and stock. The flat surfaces of the receiver are scratched as well. In game the rifle reads as worn and rough, with the colours partly broken up. Only the centres of the larger panels still hold solid paint.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.8

The float of SCAR-20 | Contractor ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.8 — 47% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Safehouse Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

Price by quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 22× dearer
• Minimal Wear — about the same
• Field-Tested — about the same
• Well-Worn — about the same

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

Among 6 skins of the SCAR-20 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in olive, tan, sand, navy or muted grey blend with the military colour blocks. Placing them on the green upper receiver or along the handguard keeps the craft in line with the rifle's two-tone split. Matte or dark-toned designs suit the plain finish better than bright holographic ones.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float in a grade keeps the rail and magazine edges noticeably cleaner.
• Pattern does not matter for this solid colour finish, so compare copies by float and inspect screenshots instead.
• Look at the edges of the rail, handguard and magazine first, as these show chipping before anything else.
• Confirm whether the copy is a Souvenir or a regular one and whether it carries stickers or a name tag.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget entry for anyone who wants this colour scheme on the rifle.
• Fans of heavily used, battle-worn finishes.
• The cheapest and most rugged way to own Contractor.