Souvenir SG 553 | Gator Mesh (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Gator Mesh is a simple olive and yellow-green camouflage with a scaled mesh texture across the whole SG 553. In Field-Tested the edges of the handguard, magazine and stock start to lose paint, while the pattern on flat surfaces still reads clearly. The finish begins to look used rather than freshly sprayed, which fits its field camouflage style.

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.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The receiver, handguard, magazine, pistol grip and stock are all sprayed olive with a fine yellow-green mesh that forms a scale-like texture. Darker olive patches run across the body and break up the mesh in a loose camouflage shape.

Paint loss becomes visible along the handguard ribs, magazine edges and the stock butt. The mesh on these areas starts to break up, with metal showing in thin lines. In game the finish still reads as green camouflage, with wear noticeable on closer look. Flat sides of the receiver and stock keep most of the pattern.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The float of Souvenir SG 553 | Gator Mesh ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 38% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Souvenir SG 553 | Gator Mesh belongs to The Mirage Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Mirage Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Mirage Souvenir Package

And 9 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Among 4 skins of the SG 553 in the Industrial 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.

Stickers and crafts

Stickers in olive, khaki, yellow or black blend with the mesh and keep the military look. Placements on the receiver side and the magazine stand out best against the scaled pattern.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float in a grade shows noticeably less edge wear.
• Inspect the handguard ribs and magazine edges, as they lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies come with fixed stickers, so make sure they suit you before buying.
• Look for applied stickers or a name tag and decide whether you want them on the rifle.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want a usable camouflage rifle for everyday matches.
• Fans of a slightly used field look that fits the finish.
• Conclusion: a balanced middle option for play.