Souvenir G3SG1 | Azure Zebra (Factory New)

Skin overview

G3SG1 | Azure Zebra is a spray-painted finish that covers the rifle in blue with darker navy diagonal stripes. In Factory New the stripes are sharp and the blue is even across the whole body, so the pattern reads cleanly from muzzle to stock. It is the grade for buyers who want the zebra effect exactly as designed.

Item type: sniper rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver and handguard are painted a medium blue with wide dark navy stripes running diagonally along the body. The same striping continues over the magazine, the pistol grip and the stock, and the scope and sight rings are in the same blue tone.

The blue paint is complete on every part, including the scope ends, the sight ring and the edges of the stock. The stripes have crisp borders and an even tone. In game the rifle looks uniformly blue with clear dark banding. At the upper end of the grade a careful look may find tiny marks on the sharpest corners.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir G3SG1 | Azure Zebra is 0–0.28; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (25% 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 eSports 2013 Winter Collection with 12 skins in total.

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

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 4 skins Mil-Spec Grade G3SG1 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

Stickers in blue, white or silver tones blend with the navy striping and keep the rifle calm. Gold or orange stickers give a strong contrast against the blue. Placing them on the flat side of the receiver keeps them clear of the stripes' busiest areas.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies at the upper end of each grade show more marks on edges.
• Look at the stock edges, magazine corners, sight ring and scope ends, as these lose paint first.
• The stripe layout varies little between copies, so judge the item mainly by wear rather than pattern.
• Check any applied stickers or name tag, because they change how the item looks and may not suit your taste.

Who should buy Factory New

• Players who want an even, clean blue finish with sharp stripes.
• Collectors who prefer the cleanest available condition.
• Sticker crafters who need an unmarked base for a coordinated look.
• Conclusion: the choice for those who want the finish exactly as intended.