Souvenir AK-47 | Baroque Purple (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The finish is built on a dark base with a muted tint and a dense baroque ornament running over the furniture and receiver. At Minimal Wear the look is practically the same as a fresh copy, with only small marks on edges visible under close inspection. It is a sensible pick for anyone who wants a clean rifle without paying for the top grade.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The hydrographic print covers the handguard, the receiver, the pistol grip and the stock with a dense, lace-like baroque ornament on a very dark base, where the purple of the name reads as a subdued, almost greyish tint. The barrel, gas tube, front sight and rear sight stay in plain dark metal.

Tiny scuffs may appear on the sharpest edges of the receiver and the corners of the stock. The ornament on the handguard, grip and flat sides of the stock stays fully intact. In game these marks are practically invisible, so the rifle looks the same as a Factory New copy. The difference is noticeable mainly on close inspection.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of Souvenir AK-47 | Baroque Purple ranges from 0 to 1; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 8% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Souvenir AK-47 | Baroque Purple belongs to The Canals Collection, which holds 18 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 3rd of 6 skins Industrial Grade AK-47 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

This is the Souvenir version: such copies dropped to tournament viewers in souvenir packages; the team stickers and signatures on them cannot be removed or chosen. Souvenir items never carry StatTrak™. There is also the regular version without tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in purple, violet, silver or gold tones match the baroque theme and stand out against the dark base. Holo or foil stickers along the receiver side work well because the surrounding print is calm and fine-grained.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the wear grade, since a low float in Field-Tested or Well-Worn looks noticeably cleaner on the edges.
• Inspect the receiver edges and the stock butt, as these lose the print first.
• Look at any applied stickers, because they change the look of this muted, dark finish more than usual.
• Check whether the copy has a name tag and whether it suits the understated style.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a rifle that looks fresh in game without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafts where tiny edge marks do not matter.
• A practical balance between clean looks and cost.