Souvenir Desert Eagle | Firebreathing (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred Firebreathing turns the pearlescent flames into a worn, chipped layer over dark metal. The flame motif survives mainly in the lower parts of the frame and the grip, while the slide and muzzle lose much of their colour. Its rough, used look is a deliberate choice for buyers who like heavily worn finishes.

Item type: pistol. 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: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The base of the whole pistol is a pale lavender pearlescent coat with purple, pink and light blue flame shapes running along the slide and frame. On the slide and barrel the flames stretch toward the muzzle, which is painted bright violet, while greyish mauve areas give the pattern depth.

Large areas of the slide, barrel and muzzle are stripped to metal, with only patches of lavender and blue remaining. The edges of the frame, trigger guard and grip are heavily chipped. Fragments of the flame pattern survive on the lower frame and the grip panels. At normal distance the weapon looks dark and rough, with purple showing through in places.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The float of Souvenir Desert Eagle | Firebreathing ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Dead Hand Collection with 17 skins in total.

It drops from Sealed Dead Hand Terminal.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 4th of 6 skins Restricted Desert Eagle 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.

Stickers and crafts

Holo stickers in purple, pink, light blue or silver tones match the pearlescent flames best. A single sticker on the slide flank keeps the flame lines readable, while dark or warm-coloured stickers stand out against the lavender base.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low value keeps more pearlescent paint on the top of the slide.
• Look at the muzzle face and slide edges in the inspect view, as these are the first parts to lose colour.
• On Field-Tested and worse copies, compare how much of the flame pattern is left on the slide flanks and grip.
• Check applied stickers and name tags, because they change how the clean lavender surface looks.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Fans of heavily worn, rough-looking finishes.
• The cheapest entry point to Desert Eagle | Firebreathing.
• Suits those who value character over a clean pearlescent coat.