Souvenir P250 | Red Tide (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Red Tide is built on warm colours: wine red, beige and cream, with an organic coral motif running across the frame and grip. In Field-Tested the slide starts to collect visible scuffs at its edges, which gives the cream part a used look while the red body still carries the pattern well.

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.

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

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

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 slide edges, muzzle and rear of the slide show clear scratches and darker spots on the cream paint. The front edge of the frame begins to lose small bits of the coral print. In game the slide looks noticeably used, while the red frame and most of the grip still look clean.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The float of Souvenir P250 | Red Tide ranges from 0 to 0.75; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 31% 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 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.

Price by quality

Among 9 skins of the P250 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from 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 the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the full colour scheme in hand and do not mind a scuffed slide.
• Buyers looking for an affordable warm-toned pistol for everyday play.
• Conclusion: a practical everyday option that still shows the pattern.