Souvenir USP-S | Stainless (Factory New)

Skin overview

USP-S | Stainless is a restrained Mil-Spec Grade finish: a steel-toned slide over a dark frame, with a long dark silencer. The look relies on metal and shadow rather than colour or pattern. In Factory New the slide keeps an even, polished sheen and the edges stay crisp.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-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.

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The slide is finished in a dark stainless steel tone with a soft metallic sheen and fine markings along its side. The silencer is a long dark tube with a slightly lighter, reflective surface that catches highlights along its length.

The slide keeps an even steel sheen with no visible scuffs. Edges, sights and the silencer front are clean. In game the pistol looks smooth and uniform at any distance. Every part matches the clean preview image.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of Souvenir USP-S | Stainless ranges from 0 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 9% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Arms Deal 3 Collection with 12 skins in total.

The source is CS:GO Weapon Case 3 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013).

Price by quality

Among 13 skins of the USP-S in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd 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.

Stickers and crafts

The neutral steel and black scheme takes almost any sticker, but gold, silver and holo stickers match the metal best. A single sticker on the slide side stands out cleanly against the plain finish.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since low floats in each grade keep the slide edges cleaner.
• Inspect the slide edges and silencer front, as these lose their polish first.
• Pattern does not change the look of this finish, so you do not need to pay extra for a pattern.
• Check stickers, the name tag and whether you want the StatTrak™ or Souvenir variant.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Players who want a clean, polished steel USP-S without bright colours.
• Collectors who prefer the best condition of each finish.
• Conclusion: the cleanest look for those ready to pay for perfect metal.