XM1014 | Blue Spruce (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This is the XM1014 in a quiet moss-and-mint scheme, with no pattern beyond the contrast between dark metal parts and light painted furniture. Minimal Wear keeps that contrast almost untouched, and any marks sit on small edges that are hard to spot in a match. It gives nearly the same look as the cleanest grade for those who do not need a perfect inspect view.

Item type: shotgun. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

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: Factory New, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The barrel, tube magazine, top rail and receiver are painted a dark slate blue-green with a slight sheen. The ribbed forend, the trigger area, the pistol grip and the collapsible stock are a pale mint green, with a darker cheek piece on the stock.

Tiny chips may appear at the muzzle and on the sharpest edges of the forend ribs. The receiver, grip and stock surfaces stay clean. At normal distance the gun looks the same as Factory New. Differences show only in close inspection.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of XM1014 | Blue Spruce ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 11% 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

XM1014 | Blue Spruce belongs to The Lake Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

Price by quality

By price this skin is 7th of 8 skins Consumer Grade XM1014 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in teal, mint, dark green or muted silver match the cool two-tone scheme. Placing them on the dark receiver gives the most contrast, while lighter stickers sit best on the mint stock.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the grade, since chips on the light mint parts become visible sooner than on the dark metal.
• Look at the forend ribs, the muzzle and the stock edges, as these lose paint first.
• The finish has no pattern, so copies of the same float look alike and pattern seed does not matter.
• Souvenir copies exist, so check whether the item is a souvenir and which stickers it carries.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafts where tiny edge marks do not matter.
• A sensible balance between appearance and cost.