Souvenir AK-47 | Redline (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

In Battle-Scarred, AK-47 | Redline turns from a clean black-and-red rifle into a heavily scratched one. Large areas of the carbon fiber are worn through to grey metal, and the red pinstripes survive only in fragments. It suits buyers who want the Redline name and colours with a rough, weathered surface.

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

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, handguard and magazine are covered in a black carbon fiber hydrographic with a fine woven texture. Thin red pinstripes run along the top of the receiver, around the handguard ends, down the curve of the magazine and along the edge of the stock.

Heavy scratches cover the magazine, handguard and receiver, with large patches of bare grey metal. The red pinstripes remain only as fragments, mostly on the less exposed areas. The stock keeps more of its dark finish than the front of the rifle. In game the weapon looks grey and rough rather than black and red.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.7

The whole float range of Souvenir AK-47 | Redline is 0.1–0.7; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.7 segment (42% 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

Souvenir AK-47 | Redline belongs to The Phoenix Collection, which holds 13 skins.

It drops from Operation Phoenix Weapon Case (on sale since Feb 19, 2014).

What it costs in each quality

Among 9 skins of the AK-47 in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin ranks 4th by price, counting from 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

Red, black, white and holographic red stickers fit the black-and-red scheme without breaking it. Placing them along the receiver near the red pinstripe keeps the line of the design intact.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a lower float means fewer scratches on the magazine and handguard.
• Look at the magazine and the front of the handguard in the inspect view, as they wear first on this skin.
• Check whether the red pinstripes are continuous or broken, because they carry most of the skin's look.
• Review any applied stickers and name tag, and note whether the copy is StatTrak™ or Souvenir.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Buyers looking for the cheapest way into this skin.
• Players who prefer a rough, heavily scratched finish.
• Conclusion: an entry option for those who accept heavy wear.