Souvenir AK-47 | Black Laminate (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

The skin is built around laminated furniture in black with light grain lines on an otherwise plain dark AK-47. In Well-Worn the grain is broken by clear scratches on the stock, grip and handguard, and the contrast is softer. The rifle looks used but the laminate idea is still easy to recognise.

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 Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Well-Worn

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.

Wear spreads from the edges onto the flat sides of the stock and handguard. The grip carries clear scratches and the grain loses much of its contrast. At normal distance the furniture looks darker and patchier. Parts of the ring pattern remain readable on the stock.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of Souvenir AK-47 | Black Laminate is 0.06–0.8; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (9% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Vertigo Collection with 6 skins in total.

It drops from Berlin 2019 Vertigo Souvenir Package.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 6 skins Mil-Spec 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

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 look at before you buy

• 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 should buy Well-Worn

• Budget buyers who want this finish at a lower cost.
• Players who prefer a darker, worn look on the furniture.
• Conclusion: a cheaper option with clear signs of use.