SSG 08 | Parallax (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

Parallax pairs a black base with scattered red and cyan specks and striped grey panels on the stock. In Minimal Wear the finish looks almost identical to a fresh copy, and any marks sit on the muzzle and outer edges where they are hard to spot. It is a way to get the full offset look without paying for the cleanest grade.

Item type: sniper rifle. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The barrel, receiver and handguard are finished in near-black with small red and cyan marks placed slightly out of line, which creates the offset, double-image effect. The receiver side carries white inserts and small light markings that break up the dark surface.

Small scuffs can appear on the muzzle and on the sharpest edges of the receiver. The coloured marks and stock stripes look the same as on a fresh copy. In game the difference from Factory New is practically invisible. The receiver sides and stock surface stay clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of SSG 08 | Parallax is 0–1; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (8% 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 Operation Broken Fang Collection with 17 skins in total.

The source is Operation Broken Fang Case.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Minimal Wear as the baseline:

• Factory New — 1.5× dearer
• Field-Tested — 2.8× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 4.3× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 4.7× cheaper

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

By price this skin is 3rd of 6 skins Restricted SSG 08 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 9% dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Stickers in red, cyan, white or black match the scattered marks and the dark base. Glitch-style or holographic stickers along the receiver side or barrel echo the offset effect, while bright warm colours outside the palette tend to clash.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, because the light stock stripes show scuffing earlier than the dark base.
• Inspect the muzzle and barrel edges, as these lose paint first.
• Look at the stock in inspect mode to see how much contrast the stripes have kept.
• Note any stickers or name tag already applied and whether they suit the red and cyan scheme.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean Parallax for regular use.
• Sticker crafters who accept tiny edge marks that are hardly visible.
• A sensible choice for a fresh look while saving compared to the top grade.