Tec-9 | Tiger Stencil (Factory New)

Skin overview

Tec-9 | Tiger Stencil puts smoke and sand tiger stripes on the barrel shroud, the top of the receiver and the magazine, over an otherwise plain grey-green body. In Factory New the stripe edges are crisp and the sand tone stays warm against the darker grey. This grade shows the stencil exactly as intended, with no chipping on the shroud holes.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

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: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver and grip are finished in a flat grey-green with a few copper-toned details such as the trigger and the bolt knob. Tiger striping in smoke and sand covers the perforated barrel shroud and runs along the top of the receiver, ending at a copper-coloured muzzle. The long magazine carries the most visible part of the pattern, with broad diagonal sand stripes over a grey base. On worn copies the paint goes first on the rims of the shroud holes, the muzzle, the bolt knob and the lower edge of the magazine, while the flat sides of the frame hold up longest.

The finish is intact on every part, including the shroud hole rims and the magazine base. Stripe edges are sharp and the sand and smoke tones are clearly separated. In game the magazine stripes and the shroud pattern read cleanly even at a glance. The plain grey-green frame looks even and uniform.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of Tec-9 | Tiger Stencil ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 12% 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 | Tiger Stencil belongs to The Sport & Field Collection, which holds 16 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

Among 9 skins of the Tec-9 in the Industrial 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.

Stickers and crafts

Sand, tan, olive and brown stickers blend with the tiger stripes and the grey-green frame. Copper or bronze accents echo the muzzle and trigger. Placements on the flat receiver side stand out best against the plain paint.

What to look at before you buy

• Compare the float within the grade, since copies near the cleaner end show noticeably less chipping on the shroud.
• Look at the shroud hole rims and the magazine base, as these are the first places to lose paint.
• Souvenir copies come with pre-applied stickers, so check whether they fit the look you want.
• Check for applied stickers or a name tag, which may change how the item suits you.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the stencil with sharp, undamaged stripes.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base under their placements.
• The grade for a full, unchipped camouflage look.