Souvenir M4A1-S | Basilisk (Factory New)

Skin overview

M4A1-S | Basilisk is a dark etched finish: an engraved basilisk sits on the receiver, and the handguard and silencer carry a fine scale-like texture. In Factory New the gunmetal surface is even and the light-grey engraving keeps its full contrast. The serpent is easy to make out when you inspect the rifle.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-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.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The whole rifle is finished in dark gunmetal with a slight olive tint. The receiver carries an engraved basilisk drawn in fine light-grey lines, and the ribbed handguard has a matching scale-like etching.

The metal has an even tone with no visible scuffs on any part of the rifle. The engraving on the receiver and handguard keeps full contrast, and the silencer texture is crisp. In game the rifle looks uniformly dark and clean from the first-person view.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Souvenir M4A1-S | Basilisk ranges from 0 to 0.68; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 10% 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 M4A1-S | Basilisk belongs to The Vanguard Collection, which holds 14 skins.

The source is Operation Vanguard Weapon Case (on sale since Nov 5, 2014).

Price by quality

By price this skin is 5th of 8 skins Restricted M4A1-S 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, metallic and holographic stickers in silver, gold or olive tones match the gunmetal finish. Placing them on the receiver near the engraving or along the handguard keeps the basilisk as the focus, while a single bright accent stands out well against the dark base.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner edge of a grade keep more contrast in the engraving.
• Inspect the receiver to see how clearly the basilisk engraving reads on this copy.
• Look at the carry handle, receiver edges and silencer tip, as these parts lose tone first.
• Check for applied stickers or a name tag and decide whether they suit you.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the engraving at full contrast.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean dark base.
• A choice for those who want the Basilisk at its sharpest.