Souvenir AK-47 | Redline (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

The recognisable part of AK-47 | Redline is the simple pairing of dark carbon fiber and a red pinstripe that traces the rifle's outline. In Field-Tested the overall look holds up, with light scuffs appearing on the magazine and the front of the handguard. At normal viewing distance the rifle still reads as black with red accents.

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, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

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.

Scuffs appear on the magazine and the front of the handguard, with light wear along raised edges. The red lines are mostly continuous but can show small gaps where scratches cross them. The receiver and stock still look largely clean. In first-person view the scratches on the magazine are the most noticeable detail.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The float of Souvenir AK-47 | Redline ranges from 0.1 to 0.7; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 38% 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 | Redline belongs to The Phoenix Collection, which holds 13 skins.

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

Price by quality

Among 14 skins of the AK-47 in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin ranks 7th 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 look at before you buy

• 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 Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the Redline look in game without paying for the cleanest grade.
• Buyers who accept light scuffs on the magazine.
• Conclusion: a balanced choice between look and cost.