Souvenir XM1014 | Blaze Orange (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The skin pairs a bright orange hydrographic with dark camo shapes and a tan pistol grip, so the shotgun reads as hunting gear. In Minimal Wear any marks are small and sit at the very edges, while the orange body looks practically untouched. It gives nearly the same look as the cleanest grade at a lower step.

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: Factory New, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

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.

Tiny scratches may appear at the muzzle rim and the rear edge of the stock. The receiver, magazine tube and grip remain clean. At normal viewing distance the difference from Factory New is hard to spot. The orange keeps its full saturation.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of Souvenir XM1014 | Blaze Orange ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 11% 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.

Which stickers suit it

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 should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the receiver area stays clean.
• In short: almost Factory New in game, at a more sensible step.