USP-S | Silent Shot (Factory New)

Skin overview

USP-S | Silent Shot is a Mil-Spec Gunsmith finish that covers the pistol in bright blue with dark geometric symbols and small shurikens. In Factory New the blue stays saturated and the fine dark linework on the silencer and slide is sharp, so the pattern looks like a clean print with no breaks.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-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 Factory New

The silencer is painted bright blue and split into two sections by a dark band, each covered with dark geometric symbols, with a pale blue ribbed collar where it meets the slide. The slide carries the same blue with dark swirling shapes and lighter grey details, while the frame stays a muted gunmetal grey. The grip is dark with a small blue shuriken emblem, and blue accents appear on the trigger guard and the magazine base. On worn copies the paint goes first on the front edge of the silencer, the raised rings between its sections, the top and corners of the slide and the magazine base, then spreads onto the flat panels.

The blue is even across the silencer and slide, and the dark symbols have clean edges. There are no visible scratches on the muzzle edge, the silencer rings or the magazine base. In game the pistol looks exactly like the clean preview, and the contrast between the blue and the dark grip is at its strongest.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of USP-S | Silent Shot is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

USP-S | Silent Shot belongs to The Dead Hand Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Sealed Dead Hand Terminal.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 2.6× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 5.3× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 6.8× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 6.8× cheaper

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

Among 15 skins of the USP-S in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 9th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 4.4× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Blue, white and black stickers continue the colour scheme of the slide, and holo or foil stickers in cold tones sit well against the dark symbols. Placing them on the slide near the ejection port keeps the silencer pattern uncovered.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the front edge of the silencer and the rings between its sections, since they lose paint first and are always in view.
• Compare the float position within the wear grade, because copies at the clean end of Field-Tested look noticeably better than those near Well-Worn.
• Look at the top of the slide and the magazine base in the inspect view for bare patches.
• Check applied stickers and name tag, as they change the look of the slide and add nothing if they clash with the blue.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Players who want the blue and the symbols as sharp as in the preview.
• Collectors building a clean blue or stealth-themed loadout.
• Conclusion: the grade for those who want the artwork without any compromise.