AK-47 | Red Laminate (Battle-Scarred)

The AK-47 | Red Laminate (Battle-Scarred) is a Classified rifle skin from the Laminate family, with a red-tinted wood laminate on the rifle's wooden parts — stock, grip, and handguard — over a wood-grain texture, in its most heavily worn condition. It's the cheapest way into a high-end AK finish, trading pristine wood for the lowest entry price.

Design

A member of the Laminate family, Red Laminate treats just the wooden parts — stock, grip, and handguard — with a red-tinted wood laminate and a natural wood-grain texture, leaving the metal unpainted. Because Valve built it from warm material rather than graphics, the finish comes across as understated.

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

At Battle-Scarred the finish wears its damage openly on the wooden parts — heavy fading and scuffing across the stock, grip, and handguard, where the laminate is worn thin. Because the wear lands on the wood while the metal stays unpainted, the skin stays legible even at its roughest, keeping its red-on-wood identity despite the wear.

AK-47 | Red Laminate Rarity

Red Laminate carries a Classified rarity, the pink tier — second from the top of the standard weapon grades and one step below Covert. As grades go, it's a genuinely uncommon one to unbox.

AK-47 | Red Laminate Case and Collection

Drawn from The eSports 2013 Collection, Red Laminate drops from the eSports 2013 Case. The Classified tier accounts for about 3.2% of drops there, and with the case removed from the active pool ages ago, supply stays fixed — buying on the market is the usual route rather than unboxing one.

AK-47 | Red Laminate Patterns

Red Laminate doesn't roll a random pattern: the red laminate and wood grain look the same on every copy, so no paint seed or "blue gem" is there to chase. Wear and float are the only things separating one copy from the next.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There is a StatTrak Red Laminate, unboxed from the eSports 2013 Case with a confirmed-kill counter; it's a rarer and pricier drop than the base skin, and the counter is permanent, carrying over when the item changes hands through a trade or sale. A Souvenir version, though, was never produced, as Souvenir weapons come solely from Major-tournament souvenir packages and this skin's case was never a Major drop.

AK-47 | Red Laminate Price

Battle-Scarred is the cheapest grade of the skin — the entry-level way to run a finish that's otherwise high-end, grail-tier money, for players who care more about the look than the condition. If you want the red-on-wood 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 grade still recognizable?

Yes. Despite heavy fading and scuffing on the wooden parts, the red laminate and grain keep the design readable at a glance in-game, helped by the unpainted metal that the wear doesn't touch. Battle-Scarred is about accepting visible wear on the wood in exchange for the lowest price, not losing the look.

Why buy the Battle-Scarred Red Laminate at all?

Price. Red Laminate is a high-end, grail-tier finish, and Battle-Scarred is by far the cheapest way to own one. Because the wear concentrates on the wooden parts and the finish stays fairly consistent across floats, a Battle-Scarred copy still delivers the core red-on-wood look for a fraction of the top-grade cost.

Which gloves go with the AK-47 | Red Laminate?

Its warm red-on-wood palette suits an earthy, red-toned loadout, so red or brown gloves work best — a red pair echoes the laminate tint, while tan or brown wraps play up the natural wood feel. It slots neatly into any warm, classic-looking AK setup.