Souvenir Desert Eagle | Heirloom (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This skin keeps a restrained style: dark steel, an engraved inscription along the slide and small gold scroll inlays instead of a bright pattern. Minimal Wear copies look practically identical to fresh ones in game, and the gold accents still carry the whole design.

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

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

Other 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 slide and frame are finished in dark gunmetal grey with a subtle metallic sheen, and a line of engraved lettering runs along the side of the slide. Gold scroll inlays sit at the front corner of the slide near the muzzle, around the rear of the slide by the ejection port and hammer, with small gold touches on the frame near the trigger.

Small light scuffs may appear on the front edge of the slide and the muzzle corner, visible mostly on close inspection. The gold inlays remain intact and the finish keeps its even tone. At normal distance in game it is hard to tell apart from Factory New.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Souvenir Desert Eagle | Heirloom is 0–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (10% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Arms Deal 3 Collection with 12 skins in total.

The source is CS:GO Weapon Case 3 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013).

What it costs in each quality

Among 8 skins of the Desert Eagle in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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

Gold, foil and dark-toned stickers echo the scroll inlays and the gunmetal finish. Placing them along the plain middle of the slide keeps the ornament at the muzzle and rear visible, while bright multicoloured stickers tend to clash with the restrained look.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float keeps the gold scrolls noticeably cleaner.
• Look at the gold inlays at the front of the slide and near the hammer, as they lose detail first.
• Inspect the slide edges and the muzzle face on the inspect screen for scuffs.
• Note any applied stickers or name tag and whether they fit the dark, engraved style.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-new look without paying for the cleanest grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the slide surface stays tidy.
• Conclusion: a balanced option that looks fresh in game.