Souvenir XM1014 | Quicksilver (Factory New)

Skin overview

XM1014 | Quicksilver is a Mil-Spec Grade shotgun finish with a translucent terrain-map hydrographic laid over metallic silver paint. In Factory New the metallic base keeps its full sheen, so the dark blue barrel, grey-olive forend and pale stock read as one polished, cool-toned set. The faint map shapes stay crisp wherever the light catches the metal.

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

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

Appearance in Factory New

The barrel is a deep blue-black with light streaks along its length, while the magazine tube and forend carry the metallic silver-olive base with darker terrain-map shapes running across them. The receiver is dark grey steel with a few small yellow accents near the top rail, and the front sight also shows a touch of yellow.

The metallic silver base and the translucent map layer are intact on every part. The barrel keeps its deep blue gloss and the stock stays evenly pale. In game the shotgun looks clean and slightly reflective. Nothing on the weapon shows scuffing.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Souvenir XM1014 | Quicksilver ranges from 0 to 0.5; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 14% 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

The skin’s collection is The Chroma Collection with 14 skins in total.

The source is Chroma Case (on sale since Jan 8, 2015).

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

Silver, holo and foil stickers in blue, white or black tones match the metallic palette. A single yellow sticker near the receiver can echo the small yellow accents already on the finish.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the metallic sheen fades gradually and a low float keeps noticeably more of it.
• Look at the muzzle, forend edges and top of the receiver, as these lose the translucent layer first.
• Pattern placement changes little on this finish, so focus on wear rather than pattern.
• Review any applied stickers or name tag, because they can add to the cost without matching the cool palette.

Who should buy Factory New

• Players who want the full metallic sheen of the skin.
• Collectors building clean sets of understated finishes.
• Conclusion: the best choice if the polished silver look matters.