Souvenir Glock-18 | Grinder (Factory New)

Skin overview

Glock-18 | Grinder is a Glock-18 pistol finish with a dark slide covered in a spiralling pattern of blocky segments that radiate from a central point near the muzzle. In Factory New the dark tones stay deep and even, and the faint violet sheen between the segments is easy to see. The pale grey frame sits under the slide untouched, which keeps the contrast sharp.

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.

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

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

Appearance in Factory New

The slide carries the whole design: a near-black surface with rows of dark rectangular blocks that wind into a spiral centred near the front of the slide, with a subtle violet tint and a thin cyan line along the top edge. The muzzle face and the front of the slide show bare light metal.

Factory New copies show the slide with an even dark finish and no visible lightening on the edges. The spiral blocks have crisp borders, and the violet sheen is clearly visible in good light. In game the slide reads as a solid dark wheel against the grey frame. Every part of the pistol looks clean.

Factory New wear: float 0.02–0.07

The float of Souvenir Glock-18 | Grinder ranges from 0.02 to 0.25; the Factory New quality covers 0.02–0.07 — 22% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Souvenir Glock-18 | Grinder belongs to The Vanguard Collection, which holds 14 skins.

It drops from Operation Vanguard Weapon Case (on sale since Nov 5, 2014).

Price by quality

By price this skin is 12th of 17 skins Restricted Glock-18 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.

Which stickers suit it

Dark, holographic or violet-toned stickers match the slide and the sheen in the pattern. Placing them on the plain grey frame rather than on the slide keeps the spiral uncovered.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since lower values keep the slide edges darker.
• Inspect the slide edges and the muzzle end, as these lighten first.
• Look at the centre of the spiral near the front of the slide to see how much of the violet sheen remains.
• Check any applied stickers and name tag, since they change how the slide reads.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the darkest and most even slide.
• Players who plan a sticker craft and want a clean base.
• A choice for those who value the full depth of the finish.