Souvenir AWP | BOOM (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This AWP is easy to spot by its loud orange body and the scattered comic sound effects printed over it. Minimal Wear keeps that contrast intact: the print still reads clearly, and any wear is limited to small marks on edges you notice only up close. It is a practical way to own the look without paying for the narrow Factory New band.

Item type: sniper rifle. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The orange base coat with the hydrographic print covers the stock, the grip area and the receiver, where dark lettering and burst shapes are scattered unevenly across the surface. The long barrel, muzzle brake, scope, bipod and magazine are left in dark metal and contrast with the painted body.

Minimal Wear adds small scuffs on the sharpest edges, mostly at the butt and around the grip. The orange stays saturated and the comic print remains fully readable. The flat sides of the stock and the receiver usually look clean. At normal viewing distance it is hard to tell apart from Factory New.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of Souvenir AWP | BOOM ranges from 0.06 to 0.28; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 36% 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 eSports 2013 Collection with 9 skins in total.

It drops from eSports 2013 Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014).

Price by quality

By price this skin is 10th of 14 skins Classified AWP in this quality (the first being 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

Black, dark red and orange stickers match the base coat and the dark lettering without adding clutter. Holo or comic-style stickers on the receiver and front of the stock fit the graphic theme, while keeping placements away from the dense print helps them stay readable.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since Field-Tested copies near the cap show more edge chipping.
• Look at the butt, cheek rest and grip edges, which lose paint first.
• Inspect the stock sides to see which parts of the onomatopoeia print are visible, as the pattern placement varies.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, as they change how the busy print reads.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a nearly clean look for everyday matches.
• Buyers who want a sticker base without paying for Factory New.
• Conclusion: a balanced option where the wear is barely visible.