Souvenir AWP | The Prince (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The recognisable look of The Prince is the contrast of gold ornament against dark metal and patches of red. Minimal Wear keeps that contrast almost entirely intact, with only faint marks on the outermost edges. For most buyers it reads the same as the top grade at a glance.

Item type: sniper rifle. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

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

Other qualities of this skin: Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The barrel is dark with gold engraved bands near the muzzle and along its length, and the muzzle itself carries gold ring details. The receiver and stock are covered with dense gold filigree over a dark base, with red areas showing on the receiver, the magazine and the scope.

Light marks may appear on the very tip of the muzzle and the front edge of the scope. The filigree on the receiver and stock stays intact, and the red keeps its colour. At normal distance in game it is practically indistinguishable from Factory New. Small flaws are visible mainly when inspecting the weapon up close.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Souvenir AWP | The Prince is 0–0.6; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (13% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir AWP | The Prince belongs to The Canals Collection, which holds 18 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 2.4× dearer
• Field-Tested — 15% cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

Among 15 skins of the AWP in the Covert 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.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, holo-gold and deep red stickers match the filigree and the red accents best. Dark or black stickers placed on the receiver blend with the base without breaking the ornament. Bright neon colours tend to clash with the classic dark-and-gold look.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float in a worn grade keeps much more of the gold filigree.
• Inspect the muzzle, scope edges and thumbhole rim, as these lose gold first.
• Look at the red areas on the magazine and scope for fading on worn copies.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, since they change how the ornate artwork reads.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-flawless look without paying for the top grade.
• Owners who rarely inspect the weapon up close in game.
• A sensible balance of appearance and cost.