Souvenir P250 | Red Tide (Factory New)

Skin overview

P250 | Red Tide is a hydrographic finish that pairs a pale beige slide with a wine-red frame covered in thin beige coral branches. In Factory New the coral lines are crisp and the cream slide looks even, so the contrast between the two tones is at its sharpest.

Item type: pistol. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

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

Appearance in Factory New

The slide is painted in a pale beige-cream tone with darker mottled marks along its edges and near the muzzle, part of the hydrographic print. The frame, trigger guard and grip are wine red, covered with thin beige coral branches that spread across the front of the frame and down the grip panels.

The finish is intact on every part of the pistol. The cream slide is even in tone and the coral lines on the frame and grip have sharp edges. In game the two-tone contrast is clear even at normal viewing distance.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir P250 | Red Tide is 0–0.75; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (9% 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 Radiant Collection with 28 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.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 5th of 10 skins Mil-Spec Grade P250 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.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in gold, beige, cream or deep red blend well with the wine and sand palette. Placing them on the beige slide keeps the coral pattern on the frame visible, while darker stickers on the slide create a strong contrast.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the float position within the wear range, since the light slide shows scratches more readily than the red frame.
• Check the slide edges, muzzle and rear of the slide, as these parts lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so decide whether they fit the look you want.
• Check for any applied stickers or name tag and make sure they match the warm colour scheme.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the coral lines and the cream slide in their cleanest form.
• Sticker crafters who need an even, unmarked slide as a base.
• Conclusion: the choice for those who value a perfectly clean two-tone look.