Souvenir SSG 08 | Calligrafaux (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Even in its most worn state the skin keeps its identity: a red rifle with dark red script marks and dark, plain hardware. Battle-Scarred shows heavy chipping across the body, with large patches of metal on edges, the scope and the stock. It is the cheapest way to own the design and gives it a battered, field-used character.

Item type: sniper rifle. 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.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, handguard and magazine area are painted bright red with a darker red pattern of thin, looping strokes that resemble calligraphy. The scope tube and its rings carry the same red treatment, while the barrel stays dark and the muzzle brake and bipod remain plain grey metal.

Large areas of paint are missing on the handguard, scope, grip and stock, leaving patches of metal across the rifle. The calligraphy texture survives only in the less exposed zones. In game the red is still recognisable, but the overall look is battered and uneven.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of Souvenir SSG 08 | Calligrafaux ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% 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

Souvenir SSG 08 | Calligrafaux belongs to The Harlequin Collection, which holds 19 skins. 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 5 skins of the SSG 08 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.

Which stickers suit it

Black, white and gold stickers stand out well on the red body and echo the dark script strokes. Red stickers placed on the receiver blend into the finish for a calmer, monochrome craft.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low value in a grade means fewer chips on the scope and handguard.
• Look closely at the scope rims and handguard edges, as they lose paint first.
• For Souvenir copies, check which stickers are applied, because they cannot be removed or changed.
• Check for a name tag and existing stickers, as they change the look of the red body.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget players who want the cheapest entry to this skin.
• Fans of heavily battered finishes.
• The lowest-cost way to own Calligrafaux.