SSG 08 | Sans Comic (Factory New)

Skin overview

SSG 08 | Sans Comic is a grayscale hydrographic finish built from comic-style panels and line work, with high-gloss silver paint on some elements. In Factory New the panel outlines stay sharp and the silver accents keep their full shine across the handguard, receiver and stock. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the drawing exactly as designed.

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.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The handguard, receiver and stock carry a grayscale hydrographic pattern of comic-style panels and line work, with some elements picked out in high-gloss silver paint. The scope body and mount use the same print, while the barrel and muzzle brake stay dark and plain. The pistol grip and the bipod mount show the pattern in smaller fragments, and the overall scheme is grey, black and silver with no accent colour. On worn copies the print fades first on the edges of the handguard rails, the scope rings, the top of the receiver and the textured grip, and the silver gloss turns matte before the line work disappears.

The print is complete on every part, from the handguard to the stock, with crisp panel outlines. The silver elements keep their full high-gloss reflection. At normal distance in game the rifle looks like a clean comic drawing in grey tones. Nothing on the weapon shows scratches or fading.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of SSG 08 | Sans Comic ranges from 0 to 0.5; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 14% 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 Achroma Collection with 20 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 8th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Black, white, silver and holo stickers continue the monochrome comic look, while a single red sticker echoes the red recording light from the description. The flat sides of the handguard and receiver give the best surface for a clean row.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade keep noticeably more silver gloss.
• Look at the handguard rails, scope rings and grip in the inspect view, as these parts lose the print first.
• On Souvenir copies, check which stickers are applied and whether they fit the grayscale artwork.
• If there is a name tag, make sure it suits the item, because it cannot be removed without losing it.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the comic panels and silver gloss fully intact.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean grey base for a monochrome craft.
• The choice for buyers who value a perfect drawing.