Souvenir AK-47 | Crane Flight (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred turns the clean ink painting into a rough, aged look, with the pale base heavily scuffed and the gold dulled. The black lines and red circles break up under scratches, giving the rifle a worn, almost weathered character. It is the cheapest entry to the skin and appeals to those who like a heavily used 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.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

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

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, handguard and magazine are covered in a white base with flowing black ink strokes, and the handguard carries part of the hand-drawn crane. The front sight, rear sight block, handguard fittings and the trigger area are finished in gold, while the barrel stays a light metallic grey.

Heavy scuffing covers the magazine, handguard and stock, and the white base is darkened and patchy. The ink lines and crane drawing are broken up by scratches, and the gold looks dull throughout. In game the rifle reads as a rough, aged version of the design. Only parts of the receiver keep a recognisable clean area.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The whole float range of Souvenir AK-47 | Crane Flight is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir AK-47 | Crane Flight belongs to The Dead Hand Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Sealed Dead Hand Terminal.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 8th of 9 skins Classified 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, red and black-and-white stickers match the artwork and repeat the colours of the sights and the sun circle. Holo or gold stickers placed on the receiver above the magazine sit well against the pale base, while busy multicolour designs tend to clash with the ink drawing.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the white base shows scuffs more easily than darker finishes.
• Inspect the magazine edges and the lower handguard, which wear first on this skin.
• Look at the gold sights and fittings for dulling on raised edges.
• Review applied stickers and any name tag, as they strongly affect how the pale finish looks.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Those who like a heavily aged, weathered look on a pale finish.
• The cheapest entry for players who want the skin in their loadout.
• A niche pick for fans of rough, used finishes.