Souvenir Tec-9 | Cut Out (Factory New)

Skin overview

Tec-9 | Cut Out covers the pistol's upper shroud in a dense dark lace of butterflies and floral details, while the lower parts stay a plain grey. In Factory New the silver-grey motifs stay sharp against the black base, so the small wings and petals can be told apart even on the viewmodel. It is the cleanest way to see the pattern as it was drawn.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

Appearance in Factory New

The pattern sits on the long upper shroud and barrel area, where a black base is filled with silver-grey butterflies, leaves and flower shapes that form a lace-like texture. The receiver, trigger guard, grip and long magazine are left in a plain matte grey without any print.

The shroud print is complete, with clean contrast between the silver motifs and the black base. The edges of the openings and the front of the shroud show no rubbing. The grey receiver, grip and magazine look smooth and even. In game the butterflies are distinguishable as separate shapes.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir Tec-9 | Cut Out is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Operation Hydra Collection with 17 skins in total.

It drops from Operation Hydra Case.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 11th of 14 skins Mil-Spec Grade Tec-9 in this quality (the first being 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, silver and white stickers continue the shroud's monochrome look without breaking it. Placed on the plain grey receiver, a single accent in a soft floral or pastel colour can echo the spring theme of the pattern.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the shroud print loses contrast gradually across the range.
• Look at the front edge and raised ribs of the shroud, where the pattern rubs off first.
• Inspect the magazine and the edges of the grey frame for scratches on more worn copies.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, as they change how the plain grey receiver looks.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the butterfly lace in its sharpest form.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean grey receiver as a base.
• The choice for those who care about every detail of the pattern.