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Souvenir XM1014 | Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred)
- Type
- Shotgun
- Weapon
- XM1014
- Rarity
- Industrial Grade
- Collection
- The Lake Collection
- Other category
- Regular
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Skin overview
Blue Steel in Battle-Scarred moves furthest from the deep blue-black of a fresh copy. Large areas of bluing are worn away, leaving patchy grey metal across the barrel and receiver. It is the cheapest way to get this finish and the most weathered take on a classic blued shotgun.
Item type: shotgun. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.
Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.
The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.
Appearance in Battle-Scarred
The barrel, the magazine tube under it and the receiver are covered in dark blue-black bluing with a cold blue sheen along the top of the barrel. The ribbed forend, the folding stock and the trigger guard area are in a muted sand-grey tone, and the pistol grip is a lighter grey.
Large parts of the bluing are gone from the barrel, the magazine tube and the receiver, leaving uneven grey steel. Only the more sheltered areas keep the original dark blue-black. The polymer parts are noticeably dulled. In game the shotgun reads as grey worn metal rather than blued steel.
Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1
The float of Souvenir XM1014 | Blue Steel ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% 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 Lake Collection with 15 skins in total.
It drops from:
Price by quality
By price this skin is 3rd of 5 skins Industrial Grade XM1014 in this quality (the first being 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.
Which stickers suit it
The dark blued metal works well with silver, holo or blue-toned stickers, which pick up the cold sheen of the barrel. Muted sand, grey or black stickers on the receiver keep the realistic service-weapon look, while one bright accent stands out clearly against the dark steel.
What to check before buying
- Look at the float position within the wear range, since the bluing on the muzzle and receiver edges changes noticeably between low and high floats.
- Check the top rail, sights and muzzle in the inspect view, as these spots lose their bluing first.
- For Souvenir copies, check which stickers are applied and whether they fit the dark metal and grey polymer.
- Check the name tag and any applied stickers, because they affect how clean the plain finish looks.
Who should buy Battle-Scarred
- Budget buyers looking for the cheapest entry into this finish.
- Players who like a heavily weathered grey-metal look.
- Conclusion: the most affordable and most worn version of the skin.
