Souvenir Tec-9 | Garter-9 (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

This Tec-9 is recognisable by its green and yellow scale pattern on the shroud and the plain khaki grip and magazine. In Field-Tested the print starts to break on the edges and the muzzle, while the scales on the flat sides still hold together. From normal distance the snakeskin theme stays readable.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

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, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The upper receiver and the perforated barrel shroud carry a green snakeskin print with yellowish highlights on the scales. The rims of the shroud holes and the muzzle are picked out in bright lime, which frames the pattern.

Wear becomes visible on the muzzle, the shroud hole rims and the bolt knob, where the lime colour and the print start to break. The upper receiver edges show light scratches. The flat sides of the shroud and the olive lower still look mostly clean. In game the snakeskin remains clearly readable.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of Souvenir Tec-9 | Garter-9 is 0–0.7; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (33% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir Tec-9 | Garter-9 belongs to The Boreal Collection, which holds 29 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Among 6 skins of the Tec-9 in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 4th 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, lime, yellow and black stickers sit naturally on this finish. Placements on the plain olive lower receiver stand out best, while the scaled top is better left uncovered or paired with a single small sticker.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade keep more of the lime rims.
• Look at the muzzle and the shroud hole edges first, as these show wear before anything else.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so check whether they match the green finish.
• Review any name tag or stickers on the listing, as they change how the pistol reads in game.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the green snake theme to read clearly in matches.
• Buyers looking for a balance between look and cost.
• Conclusion: a practical everyday choice.