Souvenir Tec-9 | Sultan (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Sultan finish is built around a tiled pattern of turquoise and blue panels with orange outlines and white ornamental inserts on a gold body. At Minimal Wear the mosaic still looks complete from any normal viewing angle, and only close inspection shows faint marks on the outermost edges. It is a practical alternative to Factory New for buyers who want a clean look without paying for a perfect surface.

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.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The barrel shroud is covered in turquoise and blue tiles between the round cut-outs, with gold rims around each hole and a gold muzzle. The receiver combines brass-gold rails with mosaic panels and a white insert carrying dark ornamental lettering, while a white medallion with a sun-like motif sits on the magazine well.

Tiny scuffs may appear on the gold rims of the shroud holes and on the very bottom of the magazine. The mosaic panels and white inserts remain fully intact. At normal distance in game it is hard to tell apart from Factory New. The receiver and grip still look clean.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Souvenir Tec-9 | Sultan is 0–1; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (8% 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

Souvenir Tec-9 | Sultan belongs to The Arabesque Collection, which holds 17 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 10 skins of the Tec-9 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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

Gold, turquoise and deep blue stickers blend with the mosaic and frame. Small holo or foil stickers with orange accents work well on the receiver panel, while busy multicoloured stickers tend to get lost in the pattern.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the gold edges and shroud rims show the difference first.
• Inspect the bottom of the magazine and the trigger guard, which wear before the rest of the finish.
• Look at the white medallion and the grip ornament to see how much fine detail is left.
• Check any applied stickers or name tag, as they change how the busy mosaic reads.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want an almost clean look for less than Factory New.
• Crafters who accept faint edge marks hidden under normal viewing.
• A sensible compromise between condition and cost.