Souvenir AUG | Syd Mead (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The finish pairs crimson paint with grey metal sections and futuristic panel detailing on the receiver, barrel and stock. In Minimal Wear the overall look is practically the same as a fresh copy, with only faint marks possible on sharp edges when inspected closely. It keeps the clean concept-art feel while usually costing less than the top grade.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-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.

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The receiver and stock are covered in deep red paint broken up by dark grey panels, thin engraved-looking lines and small yellow and green accents along the side. The barrel is mostly gunmetal with red sections and a dark muzzle, while the scope stays in neutral grey.

Light scuffs may appear on the sharpest edges, such as the magazine base and the corners of the body. The main red surfaces and fine detailing remain clean. At normal viewing distance in game it is very hard to tell apart from Factory New. Copies at the cleaner end of the grade look essentially untouched.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The float of Souvenir AUG | Syd Mead ranges from 0 to 0.8; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 10% 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

The skin’s collection is The Gamma 2 Collection with 17 skins in total.

It drops from Gamma 2 Case.

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

Red, black, silver and gold stickers sit well with the crimson and gunmetal scheme. Holo or foil stickers with a futuristic or technical style match the concept-art character, and placements on the receiver side keep the red body visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies at the cleaner end look noticeably better in the middle grades.
• Inspect the magazine base, muzzle and body edges, as these lose paint first.
• Look at any applied stickers or name tag, which can add to or clash with the red artwork.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so make sure their look suits you.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-new look without paying for the top grade.
• Crafters for whom tiny edge marks do not matter.
• In short: almost the same rifle for less.