Souvenir M4A1-S | Hot Rod (Factory New)

Skin overview

M4A1-S | Hot Rod covers the rifle in a single deep red over a chrome base, so the metal shines through the colour like candied paint. There is no pattern, only the glossy red and the bright highlights along the curves of the body. In Factory New the coat looks even and polished from the suppressor to the stock.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The suppressor, the ribbed handguard, the receiver with the carry handle and the stock are all coated in transparent red over chrome, which gives deep shadows and bright highlights on rounded surfaces. The short section of barrel between the suppressor and the handguard and the front sight stay dark metal.

The red coat is intact on every part, with no silver showing through on the edges. Highlights on the suppressor and handguard look smooth and uniform. In game the rifle reads as a solid glossy red from any normal distance. Copies at the lower end of the range look the most polished up close.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir M4A1-S | Hot Rod is 0–0.08; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (88% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir M4A1-S | Hot Rod belongs to The Chop Shop Collection, which holds 16 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline, Minimal Wear — 1.9× cheaper. The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 3rd of 12 skins Classified 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.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, chrome and holo stickers in red, silver or black tones match the candied metal look. Placing them on the receiver side keeps them visible against the plain red without breaking the glossy surface of the suppressor.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the float position within the wear range, since cleaner copies keep a more even gloss.
• Inspect the carry handle, the handguard ribs and the suppressor tip, where the red wears first.
• Pattern does not matter for this skin, so judge it by float and condition alone.
• On souvenir copies check which stickers come applied, because they change the look of the plain red finish.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the candy-red finish in its cleanest, most even form.
• Sticker crafters who need a flawless plain base for a coordinated set.
• Conclusion: the grade to pick if the condition of the gloss matters to you.