Souvenir SCAR-20 | Contractor (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

In Battle-Scarred the spray-painted tan, navy and dark green parts of this SCAR-20 are heavily chipped, with bare metal showing along many edges. The finish now reads as a rifle that has been through long field use rather than a fresh paint job. It is the most rugged take on Contractor and the cheapest way to put this colour scheme on the rifle.

Item type: sniper rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The upper receiver, the long railed handguard and the top of the stock are painted a muted dark green, while the lower receiver, magazine and main body of the stock are tan. The pistol grip is green, the barrel and muzzle device stay dark, and the scope body is a dark blue-grey with tan rings at both ends.

Heavy chipping covers the edges of nearly every part, with bare metal along the rail, handguard, magazine and stock. The flat surfaces of the receiver are scratched as well. In game the rifle reads as worn and rough, with the colours partly broken up. Only the centres of the larger panels still hold solid paint.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The whole float range of Souvenir SCAR-20 | Contractor is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% 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 SCAR-20 | Contractor belongs to The Safehouse Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

Among 6 skins of the SCAR-20 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin is 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.

Stickers and crafts

Stickers in olive, tan, sand, navy or muted grey blend with the military colour blocks. Placing them on the green upper receiver or along the handguard keeps the craft in line with the rifle's two-tone split. Matte or dark-toned designs suit the plain finish better than bright holographic ones.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float in a grade keeps the rail and magazine edges noticeably cleaner.
• Pattern does not matter for this solid colour finish, so compare copies by float and inspect screenshots instead.
• Look at the edges of the rail, handguard and magazine first, as these show chipping before anything else.
• Confirm whether the copy is a Souvenir or a regular one and whether it carries stickers or a name tag.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget entry for anyone who wants this colour scheme on the rifle.
• Fans of heavily used, battle-worn finishes.
• The cheapest and most rugged way to own Contractor.