SG 553 | Waves Perforated (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

This is a stencilled spray-paint finish for the SG 553, built from dot perforations and wave-shaped bands in grey and blue tones. At Well-Worn the paint is visibly rubbed through on edges and raised parts, and dark metal shows from under the pattern. The result looks like a field-used rifle that was camouflaged by hand.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the 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.

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

How the skin looks in Well-Worn

The receiver, the long railed handguard and the scope housing are covered in a grid of small perforation dots laid over wavy bands of pale blue-grey and darker steel grey. The same pattern continues onto the curved magazine, the pistol grip and the skeletal stock, so the rifle reads as one continuous texture.

Wear spreads from the edges across the handguard and magazine, leaving noticeable areas of bare dark metal. The scope housing and stock show broken patches of the dot grid. The waves remain mostly on the receiver sides and the flatter parts of the stock. At normal distance the rifle reads darker and patchier than in the cleaner grades.

Well-Worn quality — float range 0.38–0.45

The float of SG 553 | Waves Perforated ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 9% 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

SG 553 | Waves Perforated belongs to The Lake Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

Price by quality

By price this skin is 5th of 7 skins Consumer Grade SG 553 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Muted stickers in grey, white, navy or steel blue blend with the cool palette, while a single orange or red accent stands out cleanly against it. The flat sides of the receiver and the magazine area suit placements best, since the dense dot texture leaves little room for busy designs.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the top of a grade look noticeably cleaner on the rails and magazine.
• Inspect the rail ribs, magazine edges and scope top, as these lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies exist, so check whether the item carries stickers and whether you want them.
• Look for a name tag if you prefer the item without one.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Players who prefer a used, weathered rifle look.
• Budget buyers who still want visible pattern on the receiver.
• Conclusion: a characterful choice with a clearly worn finish.