Souvenir MAG-7 | Firestarter (Factory New)

Skin overview

MAG-7 | Firestarter is a Mil-Spec Grade shotgun finish in layered spray paint: a cream base broken up by red-orange speckles and dark charred patches that suggest smouldering edges. In Factory New the layers stay crisp, so the red reads as bright flecks against a clean pale ground. This grade sits at the very bottom of the skin's float range, which makes it the sharpest version on offer.

Item type: shotgun. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

Appearance in Factory New

The receiver and upper body are covered in a cream base with dense red-orange speckling and irregular dark brown to black patches that read as scorch marks. The muzzle shroud and barrel stay mostly dark grey, with red spots creeping onto the tip.

The paint layers are intact across the whole weapon, with sharp borders between cream, red and dark patches. Edges, the top rail and the magazine base show no chipping. At normal distance the gun reads as a bright cream body with lively red flecks. Everything on the model looks clean.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir MAG-7 | Firestarter is 0.06–0.49; Factory New takes the 0.06–0.07 segment (2% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir MAG-7 | Firestarter belongs to The Vanguard Collection, which holds 14 skins.

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

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

Red, orange and black stickers echo the ember and scorch colours, while cream or gold accents sit well on the pale base. Placements on the side of the receiver keep the stickers visible without covering the darkest patches.

What to look at before you buy

• Factory New starts right at the bottom of this skin's float range, so it occupies only a narrow band and the float within it matters little visually.
• In mid and high wears, check the top rail, front edges and magazine base in inspect, as these lose paint first.
• Look at any applied stickers and their wear, since they change how the cream body reads.
• If you want a StatTrak™ copy, make sure the counter and any name tag are what you expect.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the crispest version of the layered paint.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean cream background.
• Conclusion: the choice for maximum sharpness and contrast.