Tec-9 | Brass (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred Tec-9 | Brass looks like a pistol that has been carried for years: the brass shroud is dark, spotty and scratched, with the knob and rail rubbed down. The grey frame stays plain, so the worn metal becomes the main visual point. It suits the "fool's gold" idea of the skin and is the cheapest way to get it.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The finish is concentrated on the front of the weapon: the perforated barrel shroud is coloured in an olive-gold brass tone with round holes along its length. A thin brass rail runs along the top of the shroud, and the cocking knob is brass as well.

The whole shroud is dark and spotty, with heavy scratches along its length. The rail and cocking knob are rubbed down the most. The grey frame and magazine are scuffed as well. In game the front of the pistol reads as weathered brown-gold metal rather than bright brass.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of Tec-9 | Brass ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Tec-9 | Brass belongs to The Inferno Collection, which holds 6 skins.

It drops from:

• Boston 2018 Inferno Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Inferno Souvenir Package
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Inferno Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2014 Inferno Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2015 Inferno Souvenir Package
• ESL One Katowice 2015 Inferno Souvenir Package

And 2 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 17× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2.9× dearer
• Field-Tested — 6% dearer
• Well-Worn — 7% dearer

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

Among 18 skins of the Tec-9 in the Mil-Spec 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

Gold, brown and olive stickers continue the brass theme, while black or dark grey ones sit calmly on the grey receiver. Placing stickers on the flat side of the receiver keeps the perforated shroud uncovered as the main detail.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the patina on the shroud changes noticeably between the cleaner and dirtier ends of a grade.
• Inspect the shroud edges, hole rims and cocking knob, as they are the first parts to darken.
• Look at the applied stickers and name tag, and note that Souvenir copies of this skin exist.
• Compare a few listings in inspect view, because the patchiness of the brass can differ between copies of the same wear.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget buyers looking for the lowest entry into this skin.
• Players who enjoy the heavily weathered fool's gold look.
• Conclusion: the most worn and most affordable version of the brass Tec-9.