Souvenir M4A1-S | Nitro (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

The Nitro scheme of black-grey and orange is still there in Battle-Scarred, but heavily chipped. Bare metal shows on edges, ribs and the suppressor, and the orange barrel section looks patchy. It suits players who want the orange accents in a rugged, beaten-up form.

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.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, carry handle, handguard, magazine and stock are painted a matte dark grey close to black. Tangerine orange is applied to the exposed barrel between the handguard and the suppressor, to the buffer tube behind the receiver and to small parts such as the trigger, selector and pins.

Heavy chipping covers the suppressor, handguard, carry handle and magazine. The orange barrel is patchy and the small orange parts lose much of their colour. In game the rifle reads as dark and worn with scattered orange. Only recessed areas of the receiver and stock keep relatively even paint.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The whole float range of Souvenir M4A1-S | Nitro is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Safehouse Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 5 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.

Stickers and crafts

Orange, black, grey and white stickers match the two-colour scheme well. Placing an orange sticker on the receiver or magazine echoes the barrel accent, while dark holo or foil stickers blend into the body.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the wear, since chips on the suppressor and handguard grow quickly toward the worse end of each grade.
• Inspect the orange barrel section, as its condition defines how the skin reads in game.
• Look at the edges of the magazine and the carry handle, which wear first on this finish.
• Make sure whether you are buying a regular or Souvenir copy and check any applied stickers or name tag.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players who want the cheapest entry to this skin.
• Fans of heavily chipped, rugged finishes.
• Conclusion: a budget pick with character.