Souvenir Tec-9 | Bamboo Forest (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Bamboo Forest in Battle-Scarred is the most worn take on the cream finish with green bamboo leaves, with heavy scratching across the front of the weapon. The float range of this skin stops short of the deepest wear possible on other finishes, so the pattern does not disappear entirely. It is the cheapest way to carry the bamboo theme.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. 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.

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

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and barrel shroud are covered in a cream base with lime and pale green bamboo leaves and stalks applied as loose brush strokes, plus scattered dark specks. The ventilation holes on the shroud and the muzzle are dark, which frames the light front of the gun.

The shroud, muzzle and top of the receiver carry the heaviest scratching, with large patches of bare metal over the cream. The grip edges and trigger guard are worn through in places. Because the float range ends early, part of the bamboo print still survives on the receiver sides and frame. In game the skin reads as a rough, weathered version of the light finish.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.6

The float of Souvenir Tec-9 | Bamboo Forest ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.6 — 25% 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 Tec-9 | Bamboo Forest belongs to The Rising Sun Collection, which holds 16 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 Tec-9 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th 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.

Which stickers suit it

Green, cream, white and black stickers sit naturally on this finish, as do paper or brush-style designs that echo the painted bamboo. Placing them on the receiver side keeps the leafy shroud visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the cream base makes even small scratches visible.
• Look at the muzzle, shroud edges and top rail first, as these lose the print earliest.
• The hydrographic placement shifts between copies, so compare how the leaves fall on the receiver and grip.
• A Souvenir version exists, so check whether the copy carries stickers and whether they suit you.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget entry for anyone who wants the Tec-9 in the bamboo theme.
• Players who prefer a rough, battle-worn style.
• The cheapest grade, with part of the pattern still intact.