SSG 08 | Red Stone (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This SSG 08 is recognisable by its muted brick-red body set against a dark barrel and a tan optic. Minimal Wear keeps the same calm look as the cleanest grade, with only the occasional tiny mark that is hard to spot outside the inspect view. It is the practical choice for a near-clean rifle at a lower grade.

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, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

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.

Light marks may appear on the sharpest edges of the chassis and around the receiver top. They are small and do not break the solid red surface. In game the rifle looks practically the same as Factory New. The scope, grip and stock still look clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The float of SSG 08 | Red Stone ranges from 0.06 to 0.5; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 18% 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 Norse Collection with 18 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

Among 9 skins of the SSG 08 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd 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 Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean rifle without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the small marks are hidden in normal play.
• Conclusion: the balanced pick for a clean-looking Red Stone.