SSG 08 | Calligrafaux (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Calligrafaux turns the SSG 08 into a red rifle with a handwritten-style pattern and dark, plain metal parts around it. In Field-Tested the red still dominates, but chips start to show on edges and protruding parts, giving the paint a used look. At normal distance the rifle still reads clearly as red with dark streaks.

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 Field-Tested

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.

Chips become visible along the handguard edges, around the scope rings and near the bolt. The grip and the top edge of the stock start to show light scratches. The red body and the script pattern on the flat surfaces still look mostly intact, so in game the skin still reads as clean red.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The float of SSG 08 | Calligrafaux ranges from 0 to 1; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 23% 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 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.

Price by quality

Compared with the Field-Tested quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 26× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 3.1× dearer
• Well-Worn — 1.5× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 1.5× cheaper

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

Among 6 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 Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the red look in game and do not mind chips on the edges.
• Buyers looking for an inexpensive everyday SSG 08 skin.
• A practical option for regular play.