Souvenir MAC-10 | Hot Snakes (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred is the most affordable way to get the snakeskin MAC-10. Heavy wear breaks up the scales, and the copper ribs and magazine show plenty of bare metal. The warm colouring and the reptile motif still come through, so the skin stays recognisable as Hot Snakes.

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

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

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and barrel shroud are covered in a dark olive and gold snakeskin with clearly outlined scales. Two raised copper ribs run along the top of the receiver, and the trigger guard and sling strap are in the same copper tone.

Large areas of bare metal cover the ribs, the muzzle and the magazine, and the receiver edges are heavily chipped. The scale pattern is broken up across most of the receiver and partly on the grip. In game the gun reads as a worn bronze SMG with traces of snakeskin, with the side panels holding the most colour.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of Souvenir MAC-10 | Hot Snakes ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% 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

The skin’s collection is The Havoc Collection with 19 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

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

Gold, bronze and copper stickers blend with the warm snakeskin, while dark green or black ones echo the olive scales. Placements along the receiver side keep the copper ribs on top uncovered.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the copper ribs on top of the receiver are visible in first person and show wear early.
• Look at the bottom of the magazine and the muzzle on screenshots, as these spots lose paint first.
• On Souvenir copies, check the preset stickers and whether they suit the bronze finish.
• Review any applied stickers and name tag, because they stay with the item.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget buyers who want to own this skin at the lowest entry point.
• Fans of heavily worn finishes with bare metal showing.
• The entry option that still keeps the snakeskin recognisable.