Souvenir Tec-9 | Rust Leaf (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

Rust Leaf is a spray-painted leaf pattern in orange on a dark base, and in Well-Worn it takes on a genuinely used look. Bare metal shows on the edges and raised parts, which suits the rust idea in the name. The leaves are still there on the flat surfaces, so the skin stays recognisable.

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.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

How the skin looks in Well-Worn

The whole Tec-9 is covered in a dark grey-green base with orange leaves sprayed over it in overlapping layers. The pattern runs continuously across the receiver, the perforated barrel shroud, the grip and the long magazine, with no separate colour blocks.

The shroud and muzzle lose a noticeable amount of paint, showing bare metal around the holes. Scratches cover the receiver edges, the cocking knob and the lower part of the magazine. The leaves remain visible on the flat sides of the receiver and grip, and in game the pistol looks clearly used but not ruined.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The float of Souvenir Tec-9 | Rust Leaf ranges from 0 to 0.5; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 14% 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

The skin’s collection is The St. Marc Collection with 18 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

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

Orange, brown, gold and muted green stickers blend with the autumn palette. Placing them on the receiver side keeps the leaf pattern on the shroud and magazine visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since copies at the clean end of a grade look noticeably better.
• Look at the shroud holes, muzzle and cocking knob, as these parts lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies come with fixed stickers, so make sure their look suits you.
• Check for a name tag or applied stickers if you plan your own craft.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Players who want a used, weathered look at a lower cost.
• Fans of the rust idea who like visible bare metal.
• A budget pick with plenty of character.