USP-S | Bleeding Edge (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This is the all-red USP-S with a mottled darker texture over the silencer, slide and grip. In Minimal Wear the look is practically the same as a Factory New copy, because the built-in grunge hides small marks well. It is the grade for buyers who want the clean red silhouette without paying for the top condition.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The silencer, slide, frame and grip are all covered in the same red spray paint, broken up by darker red speckles and grunge patches. The slide carries a fine dark texture, and the grip shows dark stippling that adds depth to the lower half.

Small scratches may appear on the silencer and the slide corners, mostly hidden by the grunge texture. The colour stays as saturated as on Factory New. At normal viewing distance the difference is hard to spot. Grip and frame remain clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of USP-S | Bleeding Edge is 0–0.6; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (13% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

USP-S | Bleeding Edge belongs to The Radiant Collection, which holds 28 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Among 12 skins of the USP-S in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 9th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Black, white and gold stickers contrast well with the solid red body, while red stickers create a matching monochrome look. The flat side of the slide gives the clearest placement.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, since the paint on the silencer and slide edges changes the most between neighbouring values.
• Look at the silencer muzzle and body first, as this is where the red paint chips earliest.
• Remember that the dark speckles are part of the design, so judge wear by exposed metal, not by the texture.
• Check applied stickers and name tag, as they affect how the solid red body looks.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look for less than the top grade.
• Crafters who accept tiny marks hidden in the texture.
• A sensible balance between appearance and cost.