Souvenir XM1014 | Blaze Orange (Factory New)

Skin overview

XM1014 | Blaze Orange is a hunting-style finish: a loud safety orange base overlaid with dark brown photographic camo blotches. In Factory New the orange stays saturated across the whole shotgun and the camo edges look crisp. This is the version for buyers who want the colour at full strength.

Item type: shotgun. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

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

Appearance in Factory New

The barrel, magazine tube and receiver are covered in a bright blaze orange hydrographic with irregular dark brown camo blotches that resemble leaves and branches. The same pattern continues over the forend and the skeleton stock, while the pistol grip and some front details are a light tan.

The orange film is intact over the barrel, receiver and stock. The camo blotches have sharp edges and the tan grip is clean. Note that this skin cannot reach a perfectly low float, so even the best copies are not flawless under close inspection. In game it reads as a vivid, uniform orange shotgun.

Factory New quality — float range 0.06–0.07

The float of Souvenir XM1014 | Blaze Orange ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% 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 Militia Collection with 11 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.

Stickers and crafts

Black, brown and gold stickers match the dark camo and tan grip without fighting the orange. Orange or tan holo stickers placed along the receiver keep the hunting theme consistent. Avoid strong reds and pinks, which clash with the blaze orange base.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade show less damage at the muzzle and stock.
• Look at the camo placement on the receiver, because the hydrographic print shifts between copies.
• Inspect the muzzle, rail and stock corners first, as these parts lose paint earliest.
• For Souvenir copies, check how the pre-applied stickers look against the orange.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Players who want the brightest, cleanest orange on their XM1014.
• Collectors of hunting-themed finishes and sticker crafters who need an unworn base.
• In short: the pick for full colour and a clean canvas.