SSG 08 | Calligrafaux (Factory New)

Skin overview

SSG 08 | Calligrafaux covers the rifle in saturated red with a darker red calligraphy-like scrawl running over the handguard, scope, grip and stock. In Factory New the red is even and deep, and the fine brush strokes stay crisp against the dark barrel and grey hardware. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the pattern exactly as designed.

Item type: sniper rifle. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

Appearance in Factory New

The receiver, handguard and magazine area are painted bright red with a darker red pattern of thin, looping strokes that resemble calligraphy. The scope tube and its rings carry the same red treatment, while the barrel stays dark and the muzzle brake and bipod remain plain grey metal. The pistol grip and the stock cheek piece are also red with the script texture, framed by the grey skeleton parts of the stock and the dark buttpad. On worn copies the paint chips first on sharp edges of the handguard, the scope rims, the bolt area, the grip and the upper edge of the stock, exposing metal underneath.

The red paint is complete on every painted part, with no chips on edges or the scope. The darker script strokes are sharp and evenly spread over the handguard and stock. In game the rifle reads as a clean, saturated red block against the dark barrel.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of SSG 08 | Calligrafaux is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Harlequin Collection with 19 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 8.5× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 26× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 39× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 39× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

Among 7 skins of the SSG 08 in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Black, white and gold stickers stand out well on the red body and echo the dark script strokes. Red stickers placed on the receiver blend into the finish for a calmer, monochrome craft.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low value in a grade means fewer chips on the scope and handguard.
• Look closely at the scope rims and handguard edges, as they lose paint first.
• For Souvenir copies, check which stickers are applied, because they cannot be removed or changed.
• Check for a name tag and existing stickers, as they change the look of the red body.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the red and the script pattern without any chips.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean red base.
• The choice for a buyer who wants the design in its intended form.