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Souvenir M249 | Gator Mesh (Minimal Wear)
- Type
- Machinegun
- Weapon
- M249
- Rarity
- Industrial Grade
- Collection
- The Safehouse Collection
- Other category
- Regular
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Skin overview
The scale-like mesh in yellow and olive is the whole idea of this finish, and in Minimal Wear it is almost indistinguishable from a fresh copy. Any marks are small specks on edges that go unnoticed in a match. It suits someone who wants a clean look without paying for the top grade.
Item type: machinegun. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.
Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.
The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.
Appearance in Minimal Wear
The receiver, top cover and handguard are sprayed with a yellow-green net pattern over dark olive streaks, which gives a scale-like texture. The box magazine carries the largest and brightest area of the mesh, where the cells read as reptile scales.
A few tiny specks may appear on the magazine corners and the sharpest edges of the top cover. The yellow tones keep almost all of their brightness. At normal distance in game the finish looks the same as Factory New. The stock, grip and handguard remain clean.
Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15
The float of Souvenir M249 | Gator Mesh ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 13% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.
Where the skin comes from: collection and case
The skin’s collection is The Safehouse Collection with 15 skins in total.
It drops from:
Price by quality
By price this skin is 2nd of 3 skins Industrial Grade M249 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
Stickers in yellow, olive, black or gold match the mesh and keep the camouflage theme. Matte or holo stickers on the flat sides of the receiver or the magazine sit well against the scale pattern, while bright red or blue designs will stand out sharply.
What to check before buying
- Check where the float sits inside the wear range, since a low float keeps the magazine corners noticeably cleaner.
- Look at the box magazine first, because it carries the brightest part of the mesh and shows wear most clearly.
- Pattern placement changes little on this finish, so do not pay extra for a specific seed.
- For Souvenir copies, check which stickers are applied and how worn they are.
Who should buy Minimal Wear
- Players who want a practically clean M249 for less.
- Sticker crafts where tiny edge specks do not matter.
- The sensible choice if you want a fresh look without paying for the top grade.
