Souvenir XM1014 | Copperflage (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The shotgun is recognisable by its copper finish and the pixel camouflage panels on the furniture. At Minimal Wear the look stays almost identical to Factory New, and any marks are small and sit on the edges. It is a practical choice for a buyer who wants a clean-looking copy and accepts a few barely visible flaws.

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

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The receiver, barrel, magazine tube and stock frame are painted in a solid copper-brown with a slight reddish tint, and the front sight stays dark. The handguard, the pistol grip and the cheek and butt panels of the stock carry a small pixel camouflage in pale tan, olive green and brown.

Small scuffs may appear at the muzzle and on the sharpest edges of the handguard ribs. They are visible only up close in the inspect view. At normal distance the gun looks the same as Factory New. The receiver, magazine tube and stock remain clean.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Souvenir XM1014 | Copperflage is 0–0.6; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (13% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir XM1014 | Copperflage belongs to The Boreal Collection, which holds 29 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

Stickers in copper, gold, brown, olive and cream tones blend with the finish, while matte or paper stickers suit the field-issue look. Placements on the receiver side stand out best against the plain copper.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies close to the cleaner border show noticeably less chipping on the barrel.
• Look at the muzzle, the handguard ribs and the grip texture in the inspect view, as these parts lose paint first.
• On Souvenir copies, check which stickers are applied and whether they suit the copper colour scheme.
• Pattern placement has little effect on this small camouflage, so focus on wear and stickers.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Buyers who accept minor marks that are only visible in the inspect view.
• Conclusion: nearly the same look as Factory New with a sensible compromise.