SG 553 | Phantom (Factory New)

Skin overview

SG 553 | Phantom is a Gunsmith finish in dark grey and blue-grey with thin orange accents along the handguard, stock and magazine. In Factory New the fine woven texture on the handguard and magazine stays crisp and the orange lines keep sharp, even edges. This is the grade for buyers who want the technical, layered look exactly as designed.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver is painted in dark gunmetal with blue-grey panels and a small light emblem near the magazine well. The handguard and magazine carry a fine woven, carbon-like texture, with thin orange stripes running along the handguard rail and outlining the magazine edges. The stock is grey with ribbed detailing and orange trim at its edges, and the scope is accented by an orange ring around the lens. On worn copies the paint first leaves the muzzle, the top rail, the edges of the handguard and magazine and the corners of the stock.

The finish is clean on every part, with no visible marks on the barrel, rail or magazine. The woven texture and orange lines have sharp edges. In game the rifle reads as smooth dark grey with crisp orange highlights. Nothing on the model looks used.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of SG 553 | Phantom ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 12% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Spectrum 2 Collection with 17 skins in total.

The source is Spectrum 2 Case.

Price by quality

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 1.8× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 1.8× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 1.9× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 1.9× cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 6th of 7 skins Restricted SG 553 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 1.6× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Orange, black, white and grey stickers match the Phantom’s palette, and holo or foil stickers in cool tones fit the blue-grey panels. Placing stickers on the receiver side keeps the woven handguard and orange lines visible.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade look noticeably better.
• Inspect the top rail, muzzle and magazine edges, as these parts lose paint first.
• Make sure the orange lines along the handguard are unbroken if you want a clean look.
• Look at applied stickers and the name tag, as they can add value or clash with the colour scheme.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the finish with untouched edges.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base for a coordinated build.
• Conclusion: the choice for maximum clarity of the design.