SSG 08 | Red Stone (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred Red Stone shows the maroon paint heavily worn, with grey metal visible across many edges and flat surfaces of the chassis. Because the float range stops short of the heaviest wear, the red still covers a large part of the rifle. It is the most weathered take on this simple finish.

Item type: sniper rifle. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

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

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and the long chassis that runs under the barrel are painted in a solid maroon red, with milled slots and a short rail section left in a darker tone. The barrel and muzzle brake stay dark, while the scope is finished in a sand or tan colour that contrasts with the red body.

Large areas of grey metal show across the chassis edges, receiver and flat panels. The paint on the body is the most broken it gets for this skin, but the limited float range keeps a fair share of red in place. At normal distance the rifle looks weathered and two-toned, red and grey. Recessed areas hold their colour longest.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.5

The float of SSG 08 | Red Stone ranges from 0.06 to 0.5; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.5 — 11% 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

SSG 08 | Red Stone belongs to The Norse Collection, which holds 18 skins. 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

Among 9 skins of the SSG 08 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 2nd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Stickers in gold, tan, brown or cream tie in with the scope and stock and sit well on the maroon chassis. Dark or black stickers placed along the chassis keep the restrained look, while a single bright red sticker can be lost against the paint.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since paint loss on the chassis edges grows noticeably across each range.
• Inspect the edges of the chassis and the top of the receiver, as these lose paint first on this solid finish.
• Pattern placement has little effect on a solid colour, so focus on float and overall wear rather than seed.
• Check whether the copy is a Souvenir and whether it carries stickers or a name tag that you want or do not want.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players who want the cheapest way to put this colour on their rifle.
• Fans of heavily weathered red and grey finishes.
• Conclusion: the most worn and most budget-friendly Red Stone.