Souvenir AWP | Black Box (Factory New)

Skin overview

AWP | Black Box is a plain gunsmith finish: matte black paint over the whole rifle, broken only by a thin orange stripe near the front of the receiver. In Factory New the black is even and deep, and the stripe has crisp edges. This grade suits a buyer who wants the restrained look exactly as designed.

Item type: sniper rifle. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver, barrel and stock are covered in flat matte black with a slightly grey cast under light. A thin orange stripe sits on the front of the receiver, next to small engraved markings, and is the only bright detail on the rifle.

The matte black is uniform across receiver, barrel and stock with no visible rubbing. The orange stripe is sharp and fully intact. In game the rifle reads as a clean dark shape with a single bright accent. Every edge and corner is still covered.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of Souvenir AWP | Black Box ranges from 0 to 1; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 7% 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 Spy Tech Collection with 17 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.

Price by quality

Among 9 skins of the AWP in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin is 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

Orange, black and white stickers echo the stripe and keep the minimal look. Matte or holo stickers in muted tones work well on the receiver, while a single bright sticker near the stripe adds a second accent without clutter.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, because worn spots on this plain finish stand out against the black.
• Inspect the orange stripe on the receiver, as it is the only accent and chips are easy to notice.
• Look at the muzzle and the edges of the stock, which lose paint first.
• Review any stickers or name tag, since on such a simple finish they strongly change the overall look.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Players who want a clean, distraction-free AWP.
• Collectors who value the finish exactly as intended.
• Sticker crafters who need an untouched dark base.
• Conclusion: the choice for those who want the restrained look at its best.