Souvenir XM1014 | Watchdog (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

This XM1014 is recognised by its two-tone scheme: jade green tube and furniture, bronze receiver and pump with an engraved lion scene. In Field-Tested the ornament is still clearly visible, but scuffs appear on the edges, the pump ribs and the front of the barrel. It reads as a used, well-kept shotgun rather than a showpiece.

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

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

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

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The barrel and the magazine tube are painted jade green with a fine textured pattern, broken up by a bronze band with carved detail near the muzzle end. The receiver and the ribbed pump are warm bronze, and the receiver side carries an engraved relief of lions, with another lion placed beneath the rear sight.

Scuffs become visible on the muzzle, along the front of the barrel and on the raised ribs of the pump. The receiver edges show rubbed spots, while the lion relief is still readable. The grip and the middle of the stock keep most of their green. In game the skin reads as clearly green and bronze, with wear noticeable mainly up close.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of Souvenir XM1014 | Watchdog is 0–1; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (23% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir XM1014 | Watchdog belongs to The Operation Riptide Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Operation Riptide Case.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 7th of 9 skins Mil-Spec 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.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, bronze and deep green stickers sit naturally on this finish and echo its metal and paint. Placing them on the green barrel keeps the engraved lion scene on the receiver clear. Bright neon colours tend to clash with the calm ornamental look.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float in Field-Tested looks much closer to Minimal Wear than a high one.
• Inspect the muzzle, the pump ribs and the receiver edges, as these parts show wear first.
• Look at whether the lion engraving on the receiver is still crisp, because it carries most of the skin's character.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, as they change the look of the receiver area.

Who should buy Field-Tested

• Players who want the full design visible in game and do not inspect closely.
• Buyers looking for a mid-range option with the lion relief still readable.
• A practical pick for regular play.