Souvenir Nova | Baroque Orange (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

In Field-Tested the Baroque Orange starts to look like an old decorated gun rather than a fresh one. The ornament is still readable, but the orange tones lose some brightness and light scratches appear on the barrel and receiver edges. Many players find this aged character fits the antique theme of the artwork.

Item type: shotgun. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The receiver is covered in a rusty orange base with gold baroque scrollwork, and the same ornament continues across the stock, where it is framed by lighter metallic borders. The barrel carries a mottled grey, white and black pattern that contrasts with the warm body.

Scratches become visible on the barrel and around the muzzle, and the edges of the receiver lose some colour. The orange base looks slightly duller, though the gold scrollwork is still clearly readable. In game the warm rear half still stands out against the grey barrel. The middle of the stock remains mostly clean.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of Souvenir Nova | Baroque Orange is 0–0.5; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (46% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir Nova | Baroque Orange belongs to The Canals Collection, which holds 18 skins. 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, brown and warm orange stickers blend well with the baroque scrollwork on the receiver. Dark or black stickers on the barrel keep the contrast with the grey pattern, while bright cold colours tend to clash with the antique look.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the barrel and muzzle show the difference first.
• Look at the receiver edges and raised parts of the stock for bare metal on worn copies.
• Souvenir versions come with stickers already applied, so check whether they suit the orange and gold artwork.
• Check for a name tag and any stickers on regular copies before buying.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who like an aged look that suits the antique theme.
• Those who want a recognisable Nova skin for everyday play.
• A practical middle option for regular use.