Souvenir Nova | Red Quartz (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

Red Quartz is the cheapest way into this crystalline red-brown Nova in its Well-Worn grade. The finish shows clear rubbing on edges and raised parts, yet the overall colour scheme of copper-red metal and grey pump remains recognisable. For a weathered, used-gun look this condition fits the mineral theme quite naturally.

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.

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

Appearance in Well-Worn

The barrel, receiver and magazine tube are covered in a dark red-brown metallic coat with a mottled crystalline pattern, closer to copper and rust than to bright red. The pump forearm stays in a dark gunmetal grey with its ribbed grooves, giving a cool contrast to the warm metal around it.

Edges of the receiver, the muzzle, the sights and the stock outline show clear rubbing, and wear starts to reach the barrel surface and the grip area. The metallic sheen is duller, and the crystal pattern looks patchier. In game the gun reads as darker and more weathered, though the red-brown scheme remains obvious. The flat central areas of the stock and receiver still carry visible paint.

Well-Worn quality — float range 0.38–0.4

The whole float range of Souvenir Nova | Red Quartz is 0–0.4; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.4 segment (5% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir Nova | Red Quartz belongs to The 2021 Train Collection, which holds 17 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.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, copper and holo stickers in warm tones blend well with the red-brown metallic finish. Dark grey or black stickers placed on the receiver echo the gunmetal pump. Bright blue or green accents create contrast but can look out of place on the mineral theme.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits inside its grade, since low-float copies keep the muzzle and sights noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the receiver edges and the rear edge of the stock, as these lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so check whether they suit the red-brown finish.
• Look at any name tag or added stickers to make sure they match how you want the gun to look.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Budget-minded players looking for the cheapest entry into this skin.
• Fans of a weathered, used-gun look that suits the mineral theme.
• In short: an affordable copy that still shows the red-brown scheme.