Tec-9 | Sultan (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Sultan finish is built around a tiled pattern of turquoise and blue panels with orange outlines and white ornamental inserts on a gold body. At Minimal Wear the mosaic still looks complete from any normal viewing angle, and only close inspection shows faint marks on the outermost edges. It is a practical alternative to Factory New for buyers who want a clean look without paying for a perfect surface.

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.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

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.

Tiny scuffs may appear on the gold rims of the shroud holes and on the very bottom of the magazine. The mosaic panels and white inserts remain fully intact. At normal distance in game it is hard to tell apart from Factory New. The receiver and grip still look clean.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of Tec-9 | Sultan ranges from 0 to 1; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 8% 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 Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 3.9× dearer
• Field-Tested — 2.6× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 4.6× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 5.1× cheaper

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

Among 19 skins of the Tec-9 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 12th by price, counting from 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 the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want an almost clean look for less than Factory New.
• Crafters who accept faint edge marks hidden under normal viewing.
• A sensible compromise between condition and cost.