AK-47 | Black Laminate (Battle-Scarred)

The AK-47 | Black Laminate (Battle-Scarred) is a Mil-Spec rifle skin with a gray-and-black wood-grain laminate, in its most heavily worn condition where the wooden parts turn dark. It's the cheapest way into the classic laminate look, trading the lightest wood for the lowest entry price.

Design

A Valve creation, the AK-47 | Black Laminate is minimalism on a rifle: the laminate coats only the wooden parts — the stock, handguard, and grip — in gray-and-black wood-grain shades, and the metal is left unpainted. It skips graphics and bright color entirely, leaning on natural grain for a restrained, understated look.

AK-47 | Black Laminate (Battle-Scarred) Float and Wear

At Battle-Scarred the finish wears its age on the wooden stock, handguard, and grip — the grain darkens heavily and shows the most wear of any grade. The unpainted metal stays exactly the same, as float never touches it. This finish is capped at 0.80, so it doesn't reach the extreme end of the scale, and the skin stays recognizable even at its darkest.

AK-47 | Black Laminate Rarity

Rarity: Mil-Spec Grade — the blue tier at the foot of the standard weapon skins. It's the entry grade and the most commonly obtained of them all, sitting well below the pink and red tiers in the paid-skin lineup.

AK-47 | Black Laminate Case and Collection

The AK-47 | Black Laminate hails from The Vertigo Collection, which was introduced with the Arms Deal update in August 2013. As the collection's Mil-Spec it's the most common grade, hitting roughly 80% of the time, and Souvenir copies come from the Berlin 2019 Vertigo Souvenir Package.

AK-47 | Black Laminate Patterns

No paint seed and no blue gem exist for the AK-47 | Black Laminate — it has no random pattern variation, with the laminate grain sitting the same way on every copy. Wear and float are all that set one copy apart from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak version of the AK-47 | Black Laminate doesn't exist. StatTrak counters only appear on skins that roll the StatTrak chance out of a weapon case, and this finish isn't sold through such a case, so there's no counter for it. A Souvenir version, on the other hand, does exist — Souvenir weapons come from Major-tournament souvenir packages, and Black Laminate was part of the Berlin 2019 Vertigo Souvenir Package, giving it true Major provenance.

AK-47 | Black Laminate Price

Battle-Scarred is the cheapest grade of the skin — the entry-level way to run the laminate design for players who care more about the look than the condition. As a Mil-Spec it's a budget finish to begin with, so this is about as low-cost as this AK gets. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Battle-Scarred still recognizable?

Yes. The wood darkens heavily at Battle-Scarred, but the finish is only ever on the wooden parts, and the bare metal is unchanged — so the rifle still reads clearly as the Black Laminate. It's about accepting the darkest wood for the lowest price, not losing the look entirely.

Why doesn't Battle-Scarred look totally trashed?

Two reasons. The finish is float-capped at 0.80 rather than the full 1.0, so it never hits the most extreme wear, and because the laminate sits only on the wooden components, wear shows up as a darker grain rather than scratched-off paint. The result stays legible and even a little characterful.

Is Battle-Scarred the cheapest AK-47 | Black Laminate?

Yes. Battle-Scarred is the most worn grade and the lowest-priced point of the ladder, making it the budget entry into the finish. If you want the understated laminate AK for as little as possible and don't mind the darkest wood tone, this is the grade to grab.