SG 553 | Aerial (Factory New)

Skin overview

SG 553 | Aerial is a Mil-Spec rifle finish in silver and yellow, with a white wing decal as its signature detail. In Factory New the silver panels look even and smooth, and the yellow accents stay sharp against the dark parts of the receiver. This is the grade for buyers who want the decal and the colour blocks exactly as they were designed.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver and the long handguard are finished in light silver, with a row of yellow and orange ribs running along the handguard rails. The upper part of the receiver and the scope are darker grey and black, which frames the lighter panels. The stock carries the white wing decal with warm orange shading, and the magazine and grip stay in muted grey and silver tones. On worn copies the edges of the handguard, the magazine corners and the raised parts of the stock lose paint first.

The silver panels are clean and even, with no scuffs on the handguard or magazine. The yellow ribs and the white wing on the stock keep full saturation and sharp edges. In game the rifle looks bright and uniform at any distance. Every part of the finish looks as designed.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of SG 553 | Aerial is 0–0.6; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (12% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Gamma Collection with 17 skins in total.

It drops from Gamma Case.

What it costs in each quality

Among 13 skins of the SG 553 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 10th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.8× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Yellow, orange, white and silver stickers follow the skin's palette and sit well on the light handguard. Aviation or wing themes match the decal on the stock, while dark stickers work best on the grey upper receiver for contrast.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since lower values keep the silver panels cleaner.
• Look at the white wing decal on the stock, as its condition defines how the skin reads on worn copies.
• Inspect the handguard edges and magazine corners, which are the first places to lose paint.
• Note any applied stickers or name tag, as they change the look and do not always match the light colour scheme.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the silver panels and wing decal without any marks.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean light base for their placements.
• The choice for buyers who value a flawless finish.