Souvenir SSG 08 | Grey Smoke (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred Grey Smoke has the most worn finish available for this skin, with large areas of the smoke pattern rubbed off the edges and grip. The float range stops before the most extreme end, so the pattern is not stripped completely. It gives a rough, used grey look for the lowest entry cost.

Item type: sniper rifle. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

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, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The hydrographic smoke pattern covers the handguard, receiver, stock and pistol grip in swirling grey, black and pale tones. The barrel, muzzle brake, scope and bipod stay dark metal, framing the patterned parts.

Large areas of the pattern are gone from the handguard, the stock edges and the grip. The receiver also shows wear, though less than the protruding parts. In game the rifle reads as a patchy dark grey. Thanks to the limited float range, parts of the smoke pattern remain on the flat surfaces.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.6

The float of Souvenir SSG 08 | Grey Smoke ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.6 — 25% 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 SSG 08 | Grey Smoke belongs to The Ascent Collection, which holds 28 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 8 skins of the SSG 08 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

The monochrome finish works with black, white and silver stickers for a uniform look. A single bright sticker on the handguard or receiver makes a strong accent against the grey.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the lower end shows fewer scuffs on the edges.
• Look at the handguard edges and the grip, as these lose the pattern first.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so make sure you like them before buying.
• On a plain grey finish a name tag stands out more, so check whether one is attached.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players looking for the lowest entry cost.
• Those who enjoy a rough, patchy grey style.
• The cheapest way to get this finish.