Souvenir Glock-18 | Fade (Factory New)

Skin overview

Glock-18 | Fade is a Restricted pistol finish for the terrorist side, with transparent paints airbrushed over a chrome base on the slide. The colour runs from warm gold at the muzzle through pink and red to blue and violet at the rear serrations, while the grey polymer frame stays plain. In Factory New the gradient is unbroken and the chrome gives the slide an even, glossy sheen.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Anodized Airbrushed: a coloured coating with an airbrushed design on top; the coating holds while the design fades with wear.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear.

Appearance in Factory New

The finish covers the slide only: gold and amber at the muzzle face shift into pink and red along the middle and end in blue and violet over the rear serrations. Under the transparent paint the chrome base shows through, so the colours look glossy and slightly metallic.

The slide shows an uninterrupted gradient with no visible marks on the edges or serrations. The chrome base reflects evenly across all three colour zones. In game the pistol looks exactly like the inspect image. Copies near the top of the range can carry tiny specks on the muzzle face that are only visible up close.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir Glock-18 | Fade is 0–0.08; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (88% 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

Souvenir Glock-18 | Fade belongs to The Assault Collection, which holds 7 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

Among 17 skins of the Glock-18 in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 2nd 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

Holographic and foil stickers in gold, pink or violet echo the gradient on the slide. Placing them on the grey frame keeps the colour blend clear, and a single accent near the rear serrations ties into the blue end of the fade.

What to check before buying

• Look at how the colours are spread along the slide, since the share of gold, pink and violet varies between copies.
• Check the muzzle face and the top edge of the slide on the inspect screen for scuffs.
• Compare the float to the range, as Minimal Wear sits in a very narrow band and the gap from Factory New is small.
• Make sure any applied stickers and name tag suit your taste, because they cannot be removed without being scraped off.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the gradient with no marks at all.
• Players who inspect the pistol often and notice small details on the slide.
• The grade for those who want the cleanest version of the finish.