Souvenir M4A1-S | Electrum (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Electrum finish turns the M4A1-S into a dark green, marble-textured rifle with gold trim on the receiver details. At Minimal Wear the colour and sheen look practically the same as on a fresh copy, and any marks are small enough to need a close look in inspect. It keeps the clean look while usually costing less than the top grade.

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.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The suppressor, handguard, receiver, carry handle and stock are painted in a deep green with a marbled, slightly metallic texture. The ribbed handguard catches the light along each rib, while the receiver carries small gold accents on its pins and controls, with red touches as noted in the item description.

Tiny marks may appear on the suppressor tip or the edges of the magazine. The handguard, receiver and stock stay clean and glossy. In first-person view the difference from Factory New is hard to notice. Higher floats in this grade can show slightly more of these small scuffs.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Souvenir M4A1-S | Electrum is 0–1; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (8% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir M4A1-S | Electrum belongs to The Dead Hand Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Sealed Dead Hand Terminal.

What it costs in each quality

Among 10 skins of the M4A1-S in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 9th 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

Gold and holographic stickers echo the gold accents on the receiver, and dark green or black designs blend into the base colour. Small red elements can pick up the red details without breaking the scheme. Placements along the receiver and the handguard sit well against the solid green.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits inside the wear range, since low and high floats of the same grade can look noticeably different.
• Inspect the suppressor and handguard ribs first, as these parts lose paint before the rest of the rifle.
• Look at the magazine and carry handle edges for bare metal on worn copies.
• See whether stickers or a name tag are applied and whether their colours fit the green finish.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean rifle without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the base stays practically untouched.
• Conclusion: almost the Factory New look at a more sensible level.