AK-47 | Orbit Mk01 (Battle-Scarred)

The AK-47 | Orbit Mk01 (Battle-Scarred) is a Restricted rifle skin with a hand-painted red and black cosmic motif, in its most heavily worn condition. It's the cheapest way into the space-themed AK, trading pristine looks for the lowest entry price.

Design

Built around orbital motifs and deep contrast rather than sharp graphics, Orbit Mk01's hand-painted red and black finish reads as a space-nebula. It comes from community artist nozza, and the in-game line "Recovered from COLONY01" suits the cosmic theme it's going for.

AK-47 | Orbit Mk01 (Battle-Scarred) Float and Wear

At Battle-Scarred the finish wears its damage openly — heavy scratching and paint loss spread across the body, and the finish is worn thin in places. The red nebula detail survives as the anchor that keeps the skin recognizable. This finish is float-capped at 0.55, so it never reaches the extreme end of the wear scale, and Battle-Scarred stays legible even at its roughest.

AK-47 | Orbit Mk01 Rarity

Rarity: Restricted, the purple tier of the standard weapon grades. Ranking above Mil-Spec but under Classified, it's a mid-table grade and a solid mid-rarity thing to unbox from a case.

AK-47 | Orbit Mk01 Case and Collection

Orbit Mk01 is a Restricted from The Operation Hydra Collection, dropping out of the Operation Hydra Case roughly 15.98% of the time. That case is out of the active drop pool now, so the pool of copies is fixed and players generally buy on the market rather than unbox one.

AK-47 | Orbit Mk01 Patterns

Every Orbit Mk01 shares the same hand-painted red and black layout, meaning no random pattern variation and no paint seed or "blue gem" to seek out. Copies differ from one another only in their wear and float.

StatTrak & Souvenir

The skin does have a StatTrak™ edition with a confirmed-kill counter, dropping from the Operation Hydra Case as a rarer and pricier alternative to the standard version; once it's on the item the counter is permanent and survives trading or selling. Souvenir copies don't exist — those only originate from Major-tournament packages, and the case behind this skin was never a Major drop.

AK-47 | Orbit Mk01 Price

Battle-Scarred is the cheapest grade of the skin — the entry-level way to run the Orbit Mk01 design for players who care more about the look than the condition. If you want the red-and-black cosmic AK for as little as possible, this is the way in. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is the Battle-Scarred Orbit Mk01 still recognizable?

Yes. Despite the heavy scuffing, the dark base and bright red nebula detail keep the design clearly readable at a glance in-game. Battle-Scarred is about accepting visible wear in exchange for the lowest price, not losing the cosmic look entirely.

Why doesn't the Battle-Scarred Orbit Mk01 look as trashed as some other skins?

Because the finish is float-capped at 0.55 rather than the full 1.0, its Battle-Scarred copies never reach the most extreme wear. Combined with a dark base that hides damage, the Orbit Mk01 stays more legible at Battle-Scarred than many lighter-colored skins do.

Which gloves go with the AK-47 | Orbit Mk01?

Its red-and-black space palette suits a dark, warm-toned loadout, so black or red gloves work best — a red pair picks up the nebula highlights, while black wraps lean into the deep-space backdrop. Pair it with other red-and-black pieces for a cohesive cosmic set.