SCAR-20 | Contractor (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

Contractor turns the SCAR-20 into a utilitarian rifle with a muted green upper, a sandy lower and darker accents on the optics. At Minimal Wear the colour blocks still look fresh, and any marks are limited to faint specks on the sharpest edges. For a plain finish like this the difference from Factory New is hard to notice, which makes this grade a sensible way to get a near-clean look.

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.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

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.

Tiny specks of lost paint may appear on the sharpest edges of the rail and the bottom corners of the magazine. Large surfaces of the receiver, stock and handguard stay clean. At normal viewing distance in game it is practically indistinguishable from Factory New. The scope and grip remain untouched.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of SCAR-20 | Contractor is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

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

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 22× dearer
• Field-Tested — about the same
• Well-Worn — about the same
• Battle-Scarred — about the same

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

By price this skin is 5th of 7 skins Consumer Grade SCAR-20 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

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 should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without chasing the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the large panels stay fully clean.
• A practical choice that looks almost identical to Factory New in game.