SCAR-20 | Zinc (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

SCAR-20 | Zinc is a grayscale spray finish, and Battle-Scarred is its most worn grade. Here the grey pattern is broken up by scraped areas on the edges, rail and stock, giving a rough, field-used rifle. The float range of this skin stops short of the deepest wear, so even this grade keeps a recognisable grey coat.

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.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and the long railed handguard are covered in a mottled grayscale pattern, with light grey patches over darker grey that give a dull galvanised look. The barrel and muzzle device stay dark, and the scope is finished in a deep grey that matches the body.

Scrapes cover the rail, handguard, receiver edges and stock, and the grip shows clear wear. The pattern is broken up but not stripped, since the skin's float range ends before the heaviest damage. In game the rifle reads as a rough, worn grey weapon. Recessed areas and the middle of the magazine still keep the mottled coat.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.6

The whole float range of SCAR-20 | Zinc is 0–0.6; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.6 segment (25% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

SCAR-20 | Zinc belongs to The Achroma Collection, which holds 20 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 2× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 2× dearer
• 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 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

The neutral grey finish works with almost any sticker colour, so a single bright sticker on the receiver stands out well. Black, white and silver or holographic stickers keep the metallic theme consistent.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float in a worn grade looks close to the cleaner one.
• Look at the top rail and stock corners, as these parts lose the coat first.
• Souvenir copies come with pre-applied stickers, so make sure they suit you before buying.
• Check for added stickers or a name tag that change the plain look of the rifle.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget entry for players who want the rifle skinned at minimal cost.
• Players who like a rough, heavily used weapon look.
• The most worn grade that still keeps a recognisable grey coat.