Souvenir Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol (Factory New)

Skin overview

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol is an all-red Covert pistol finish. It pairs a deep wine-red slide with a brighter scarlet frame, and the word GHOST is printed on the grip. In Factory New the different sheens of red stay crisp, so the glossy slide and the matte frame read as two separate surfaces.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The slide is painted in a dark, glossy wine red with thin circuit-like lines and small printed markings along its side, and the rear serrations are picked out in the same tone. The frame and grip use a brighter, matte scarlet with fine diagonal texture, the word GHOST runs down the grip and a smaller PROTOCOL marking sits near its base.

The paint is complete on every part, and the line work on the slide stays sharp. The glossy slide and matte frame keep their full contrast, which is the main visual point of this skin. The GHOST lettering on the grip has clean edges. In game the pistol looks uniformly vivid at any distance.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol is 0–0.9; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (8% 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 Spy Tech Collection with 17 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

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

Red, black and white stickers keep the monochrome look intact, and holographic or foil red stickers echo the play of sheens on the finish. Placements on the dark slide stand out less than on the bright frame, so choose the spot depending on whether the sticker should blend in or contrast.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade show far fewer scratches.
• Inspect the slide edges and the muzzle, as these lose paint first on this finish.
• Look at the GHOST lettering on the grip, which shows wear clearly against the bright frame.
• Check any applied stickers, because colours that clash with the monochrome red change the look a lot.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the sheen contrast at its sharpest.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base for a red-themed loadout.
• Conclusion: the grade for those who value a flawless finish.