Souvenir XM1014 | Red Python (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

XM1014 | Red Python covers the shotgun in a hydrographic snakeskin of rust-red scales broken by olive and tan patches. Minimal Wear is the cleanest grade this skin comes in, so the scale pattern stays sharp and the red reads deep and even along the whole barrel. Pick it if you want the snakeskin exactly as designed.

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.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The barrel, magazine tube and handguard carry a dense pattern of dark red and rust scales with scattered olive and tan patches, giving a mottled snakeskin texture. The ribbed forend and the receiver continue the same print, with lighter tan scale clusters around the receiver side.

Minimal Wear shows at most a few tiny scuffs near the muzzle and on the forend ribs. The scale pattern is crisp on the barrel, receiver and stock, and the beige cheek rest is clean. In game it looks practically untouched at normal distance. Everything that matters for the snakeskin look is intact.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.08–0.15

The float of Souvenir XM1014 | Red Python ranges from 0.08 to 0.5; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.08–0.15 — 17% 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

Souvenir XM1014 | Red Python belongs to The eSports 2014 Summer Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is eSports 2014 Summer Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014).

Price by quality

Among 6 skins of the XM1014 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin is 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.

Stickers and crafts

Red, gold and dark brown stickers match the snakeskin, while olive or black ones echo the scale patches. The receiver side, where the lighter scale clusters sit, is the most visible spot for a sticker.

What to check before buying

• There is no Factory New, so a low float in Minimal Wear is the cleanest option available.
• Check the muzzle, handguard edges and forend ribs first, since that is where the print wears off.
• Look at the beige cheek rest on the stock, as scratches show more clearly on the light panel.
• StatTrak™ and Souvenir versions exist, so make sure the copy you pick matches what you want.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want the cleanest available copy of this skin.
• Collectors who care about a crisp scale pattern.
• Sticker crafters who need an even red base.
• The top grade for those who do not want compromises on looks.