Tec-9 | Sultan (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

This Tec-9 is easy to spot by its gold frame and the turquoise mosaic running along the barrel shroud, receiver and long magazine. In Field-Tested the colours stay bright, but the gold edges and protruding parts start to show scuffs that break up the outlines. The overall pattern is still clearly readable in game, which makes this grade a common middle ground.

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.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

Appearance in Field-Tested

The barrel shroud is covered in turquoise and blue tiles between the round cut-outs, with gold rims around each hole and a gold muzzle. The receiver combines brass-gold rails with mosaic panels and a white insert carrying dark ornamental lettering, while a white medallion with a sun-like motif sits on the magazine well.

Wear becomes visible on the gold frame edges, the muzzle, the trigger guard and the magazine base. The orange outlines of the diamonds on the magazine soften in places. In game the turquoise mosaic still dominates and the pattern reads clearly. The central panels of the receiver and the grip ornament mostly stay clean.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The float of Tec-9 | Sultan ranges from 0 to 1; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 23% 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

Tec-9 | Sultan belongs to The Arabesque Collection, which holds 17 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

Compared with the Field-Tested quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 10× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2.6× dearer
• Well-Worn — 1.7× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2× cheaper

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

By price this skin is 10th of 18 skins Mil-Spec Grade Tec-9 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, turquoise and deep blue stickers blend with the mosaic and frame. Small holo or foil stickers with orange accents work well on the receiver panel, while busy multicoloured stickers tend to get lost in the pattern.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the gold edges and shroud rims show the difference first.
• Inspect the bottom of the magazine and the trigger guard, which wear before the rest of the finish.
• Look at the white medallion and the grip ornament to see how much fine detail is left.
• Check any applied stickers or name tag, as they change how the busy mosaic reads.

Who should buy Field-Tested

• Players who want the mosaic clearly visible in game at a moderate cost.
• Terrorist-side players looking for a colourful everyday pistol.
• The balanced choice for regular play.