Souvenir XM1014 | Black Site (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The skin pairs a dark, almost tactical body with a light grey grip and bronze touches at the muzzle, sight and stock. Minimal Wear keeps that look practically intact, with at most a few small marks along edges that are hard to spot without inspecting closely. For a quiet finish like this, the difference from Factory New is mostly a matter of preference.

Item type: shotgun. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

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

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The barrel and the magazine tube are covered in matte charcoal grey, with the tube ending in a bronze-copper muzzle cap that stands out against the dark metal. The forend and receiver carry the same dark finish, divided by thin lighter grey panel lines that outline the ribbed grip area and the side plates.

Wear is limited to tiny marks, most likely on the muzzle edge and the outer corners of the receiver. The bronze accents and the grey grip remain clean. At normal distance in game it is practically indistinguishable from Factory New. The panel lines and the stock outline are still crisp.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of Souvenir XM1014 | Black Site ranges from 0 to 1; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 8% 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

Souvenir XM1014 | Black Site belongs to The Spy Tech 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.

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

Bronze, gold, copper and muted holo stickers echo the warm accents of the finish, while black and grey stickers keep the look monochrome. Placements along the dark receiver side work best, where the matte charcoal gives the sticker a clean background.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the muzzle cap and receiver edges show the difference first.
• Look at the bronze accents on the muzzle, sight and stock, as their colour fades noticeably on more worn copies.
• Find out whether the copy is a Souvenir and which stickers are applied to it.
• Check any name tag and applied stickers in inspect so they fit the dark, restrained finish.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the minor marks are rarely visible under stickers.
• A sensible middle ground for a clean-looking copy.