Souvenir AK-47 | Case Hardened (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

In Well-Worn the heat-treated colours look faded and patchy, with bare metal showing on edges and raised parts. The pattern is still recognisable, but it reads as an old, used rifle rather than a polished one. This grade suits buyers who like a worn character on a classic finish.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

Appearance in Well-Worn

The receiver, dust cover, barrel, gas tube and magazine are covered in a patina finish that imitates colour case-hardening: irregular patches of deep blue, violet and golden bronze blend into each other. The handguard, pistol grip and stock stay wooden, with a reddish-orange grain that contrasts with the cool metal tones.

Bare metal spreads from the edges onto the magazine body, barrel and receiver sides. The blue and gold patches look faded and broken up by scratches. At normal distance the rifle reads as clearly used. The wood carries noticeable scuffs but keeps its colour.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The float of Souvenir AK-47 | Case Hardened ranges from 0 to 1; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 7% 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

The skin’s collection is The Arms Deal Collection with 9 skins in total.

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

Price by quality

Among 6 skins of the AK-47 in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin is 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 and blue-toned stickers echo the case-hardened colours well. Placements on the receiver above the magazine keep stickers visible against the metal, while warm brown and orange stickers can tie in with the wood.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the pattern on the top of the receiver and on the magazine, since the amount of blue and gold differs between copies and affects how the rifle looks in hand.
• Check the float position within the wear range, as a low float in a grade keeps more colour on the edges.
• Inspect the magazine edges and the front sight, which lose colour first.
• Check existing stickers and name tag, and whether they suit the colourful metal.

Who the Well-Worn quality suits

• Players who like a used, weathered look on a classic finish.
• Budget buyers who still want visible colour on the metal.
• Conclusion: character over polish.