Souvenir AK-47 | Gold Arabesque (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Gold Arabesque in Battle-Scarred keeps the idea of a gilded, ornamented rifle but presents it through heavy wear. The gold is broken up across the metal parts and the arabesque on the furniture loses much of its fine detail. It is the most accessible way to own the design and suits those who like a rough, aged finish.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, barrel, gas tube, front sight and the curved magazine are painted in a uniform olive-gold tone with subtle filigree accents on the metal. The handguard and the stock carry a hand-painted arabesque: a dense lattice of cells and loops in pale pink, cream and brown that resembles carved lace.

Large areas of gold are lost across the receiver, magazine and barrel, leaving a patchy, darkened metal surface. The arabesque on the stock and handguard is heavily faded, with only parts of the lattice still visible. In game the rifle looks rough and aged, with the gold showing in broken fragments. Lower floats within the grade keep somewhat more of the ornament.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.7

The float of Souvenir AK-47 | Gold Arabesque ranges from 0 to 0.7; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.7 — 36% 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 | Gold Arabesque belongs to The 2021 Dust 2 Collection, which holds 19 skins.

It drops from:

• Antwerp 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package
• Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package
• Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Rio 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package

And 2 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.3× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 43% dearer
• Field-Tested — 7% dearer
• Well-Worn — 11% dearer

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 2nd of 13 skins Covert 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.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, holo-gold and warm brown or cream stickers blend with the gilded metal and the ornament. Placing them on the receiver keeps the hand-painted stock and handguard visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the grade, since the gold on the magazine and receiver edges is the first thing to show wear.
• Inspect the heel of the stock and the edges of the handguard, where the arabesque fades first.
• Souvenir copies come with preset stickers, so check that they fit the look you want.
• Look at any applied stickers and name tag, as they can change how the rifle is perceived.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Entry-level buyers who want the skin at the lowest cost.
• Fans of heavily aged finishes and broken-up gold.
• Conclusion: the budget entry into this design, for those who like it rough.