XM1014 | Blue Spruce (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

The finish is a simple split of dark blue-green metal and pale mint spray paint, and Well-Worn shows how such a coat ages. Paint loss is visible on the forend, grip and stock edges, and the muzzle and receiver corners show bare metal. The colour scheme is still readable, now with a used, field-gear character.

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, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Well-Worn

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.

The forend, grip and stock have clear paint loss along edges and raised parts, and bare spots show around the receiver and muzzle. The barrel starts to wear along its length. The colour contrast is still visible in game but looks patchy. Only the more sheltered flat areas remain mostly clean.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of XM1014 | Blue Spruce is 0.06–0.8; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (9% 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

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

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

Among 8 skins of the XM1014 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 7th by price, counting from 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 check before buying

• 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 the Well-Worn quality suits

• Players who like a used, field-gear style on a shotgun.
• The cheapest way to keep the scheme readable in game.
• A choice for character rather than cleanliness.