Souvenir AK-47 | Black Laminate (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

AK-47 | Black Laminate in Battle-Scarred keeps the dark receiver and magazine but shows heavily worn laminate on the furniture. The pattern is patchy, with large scuffed areas on the stock and grip. It is the most affordable way to get the skin and fits players who like a rough, worn rifle.

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.

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

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, dust cover, barrel, gas tube and curved magazine stay in a plain dark grey metal finish without any pattern. The handguard, pistol grip and stock are covered in black laminate with pale beige and cream layered lines that form oval rings and long streaks, like cut plywood.

The laminate on the stock, grip and handguard is heavily scuffed with large broken areas. The cream grain survives only in patches. In game the furniture reads as a rough dark surface with scattered light marks. Because the finish caps below the most extreme wear, the pattern does not disappear entirely.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.8

The float of Souvenir AK-47 | Black Laminate ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.8 — 47% 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

Souvenir AK-47 | Black Laminate belongs to The Vertigo Collection, which holds 6 skins.

The source is Berlin 2019 Vertigo Souvenir Package.

Price by quality

Among 5 skins of the AK-47 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 4th by price, counting from 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

Gold, holo-gold, black and cream stickers match the laminate grain and the dark metal. Placements on the receiver side work well because it is plain and lets the stickers stand out without clashing with the wood pattern.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since edge wear on the stock and handguard grows noticeably towards the dirty end.
• Look at the butt end, stock edges and pistol grip on the inspect view, as these lose the laminate first.
• Souvenir copies come with pre-applied stickers, so check whether they suit you before buying.
• Review any stickers and name tag, as bright additions change the restrained look of the finish.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget entry for anyone who wants an AK-47 skin with a laminate theme.
• Players who like a rough, battered rifle.
• Conclusion: the cheapest way to own the skin, at the cost of a patchy pattern.