Souvenir SG 553 | Candy Apple (Factory New)

Skin overview

SG 553 | Candy Apple is a solid-colour finish that splits the rifle into bright red and dark parts with no pattern at all. In Factory New the red reads as an even, glossy coat on the receiver, barrel and grip, and the contrast with the black handguard and stock is at its sharpest. This is the wear for a buyer who wants the plain two-tone look exactly as intended.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

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

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

Appearance in Factory New

The receiver, pistol grip, trigger guard, barrel and front sight block are painted a bright solid red. The long railed handguard, the magazine and the adjustable stock stay dark grey to black, as does the scope on top.

The red coat is even across the receiver, barrel and grip, with no visible chips. The dark handguard, magazine and stock look uniform and clean. In game the rifle shows a crisp red block in the centre of the view with sharp borders against the black parts. Everything on the weapon reads as fresh paint.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir SG 553 | Candy Apple is 0–0.7; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (10% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir SG 553 | Candy Apple 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.

What it costs in each quality

Among 5 skins of the SG 553 in the Industrial 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

Red, black and white stickers match the two-tone scheme and keep the rifle clean-looking. Placing them on the dark handguard makes them stand out, while red stickers on the receiver blend into the paint for a subtle accent. Gold or holographic stickers add contrast without clashing with the plain finish.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a solid colour shows every chip clearly.
• Look at the front sight, receiver corners and muzzle end of the barrel, where the red wears off first.
• Pattern does not matter for this skin, so compare copies by float and condition only.
• Review any stickers or name tag on the copy, as they change how the plain finish looks.

Who should buy Factory New

• Players who want the red-and-black scheme with perfectly even paint.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base with sharp colour borders.
• The choice for anyone who values a flawless two-tone look.