SG 553 | Ultraviolet (Factory New)

Skin overview

SG 553 | Ultraviolet is a plain two-tone finish: deep purple on the handguard, scope, grip and stock, with a dark grey receiver and magazine. In Factory New the purple paint is even and saturated, and the edges of the rail ridges stay sharp. A clean solid colour with no pattern to hide flaws, so this grade gives the neatest look.

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.

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

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The handguard with its long ribbed rails, the barrel, front sight and the scope are painted solid purple. The receiver and the magazine stay dark grey to black, which splits the rifle into two clear colour zones. The pistol grip, trigger area and the ribbed stock return to purple, so the dark section sits in the middle of the weapon. There is no pattern, only flat colour, so every chip is visible. On worn copies the paint goes first from the rail ridges, the muzzle and sight edges, the scope rims and the stock edges, followed by the magazine's lower corners.

The purple coat is uniform on every part, and the rail ridges, scope rims and muzzle keep full colour. The grey receiver and magazine look smooth with no scuffs. In game the rifle reads as a crisp purple and black weapon from any distance. Everything still looks clean.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The whole float range of SG 553 | Ultraviolet is 0.06–0.8; Factory New takes the 0.06–0.07 segment (1% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

SG 553 | Ultraviolet belongs to The Arms Deal Collection, which holds 9 skins.

It drops from CS:GO Weapon Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013).

What it costs in each quality

Among 13 skins of the SG 553 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 2.3× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Purple, violet and holographic stickers blend with the colour scheme, while black, silver or white ones contrast well on the dark receiver. Placing stickers on the grey middle section keeps them readable against the purple ends.

What to look at before you buy

• On a flat solid-colour finish every chip is visible, so check the float position within the wear range rather than the grade alone.
• Inspect the handguard rail ridges, scope rims and muzzle, since these lose paint first.
• Note that the Factory New band for this skin is very narrow, so compare it carefully with low Minimal Wear copies.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, as they strongly change the look of such a plain finish.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the cleanest possible solid purple without a single chip.
• Sticker crafters who need an untouched base for a purple or holographic theme.
• The choice for those who value a flawless flat finish above all.