Souvenir AK-47 | Nouveau Rouge (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

The cream-and-red ornament of this AK-47 is built for contrast, and in Well-Worn that contrast is softened by grime and chipped paint. Gold lines thin out on exposed areas and the ivory parts look noticeably duller. The look becomes more rugged, closer to a used decorative piece than a showroom one.

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.

Appearance in Well-Worn

The receiver is ivory with thin gold scrollwork and red floral flourishes, while the dust cover and rear sight area carry gold-brown accents. The handguard and barrel are wine-red with gold outlines, and the front sight stays in the same deep red.

Chipping spreads across the magazine, the handguard and the receiver edges, and the end of the stock loses paint as well. Grime collects on the cream sections, making them noticeably duller, and gold details fade on exposed areas. In game the rifle looks visibly used, though the colour scheme is still recognisable. The flat central areas keep most of the ornament.

Well-Worn quality — float range 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of Souvenir AK-47 | Nouveau Rouge is 0–1; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (7% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Radiant Collection with 28 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Well-Worn quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 5.7× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 20% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 18% cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

Among 6 skins of the AK-47 in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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, foil and holo stickers in warm tones echo the gold accents, while deep red or burgundy stickers blend with the wine sections. The cream receiver area gives darker stickers strong contrast, so restrained, elegant designs fit better than bright neon ones.

What to check before buying

• Look at where the float sits within the wear grade, since the pale base shows wear earlier than darker finishes.
• Inspect the magazine edges and the front of the handguard, as these lose paint first.
• Check whether the gold scrollwork on the receiver is still continuous.
• If you choose a Souvenir copy, make sure its pre-applied stickers suit the cream-and-red design.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Budget-minded players who still want the cream-and-red scheme.
• Those who like a used, rugged version of a decorative design.
• A cheaper option with clear signs of use.