AK-47 | Safari Mesh (Well-Worn)

The AK-47 | Safari Mesh (Well-Worn, WW) is an Industrial Grade rifle skin in a gray, khaki-toned safari mesh camo, now in a more battle-worn state. It's a rock-bottom-cheap route to the finish, and it leans into its rugged, weathered look rather than fighting it.

Design

Safari Mesh applies a muted gray, khaki-toned camo that was sprayed through mesh fencing and cardboard cutout stencils, producing its distinctive netted, patchy look. It's a Valve creation, and its in-game text reads: "A predator is a predator, no matter the environment."

AK-47 | Safari Mesh (Well-Worn) Float and Wear

At Well-Worn the camo shows clear scuffing and paint thinning across the magazine, receiver, and edges. Because the palette is already earthy and muted, the added wear looks almost at home rather than jarring, so the skin stays coherent. For players who care about price over polish, this grade delivers the same rugged safari look for even less.

AK-47 | Safari Mesh Rarity

The grade here is Industrial Grade — the light-blue tier near the bottom of the standard ladder, one rung above Consumer Grade. That commonness is a large part of why Safari Mesh stays so cheap.

AK-47 | Safari Mesh Case and Collection

Safari Mesh comes from The Dust 2 Collection, which landed in November 2013 with the "Out with the old, in with the new" update. There's no weapon case behind it — copies enter through the collection and its Souvenir packages rather than through unboxing.

AK-47 | Safari Mesh Patterns

There's no paint-seed lottery on this finish — the mesh camo falls almost identically on every copy, so no "blue gem" pattern exists to chase. Only wear and float set one copy apart from the next.

StatTrak & Souvenir

No StatTrak Safari Mesh is made: StatTrak is seeded only into weapon-case drops, and this finish ships through a collection rather than such a case, so there's no kill-counter edition. A Souvenir version does exist, coming from Major-tournament souvenir packages — Safari Mesh first showed up in the DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package.

AK-47 | Safari Mesh Price

Well-Worn sits near the bottom of this finish's ladder, below Field-Tested (FT) and above only Battle-Scarred (BS) — a rock-bottom option in a range that's already cheap. It's one of the least expensive ways to put a real skin on the AK-47 at all. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How worn does the Well-Worn grade actually look?

Noticeably. Expect visible scratches and paint thinning on the magazine and around the edges, more than Field-Tested but short of Battle-Scarred's heavier battering. Because the safari camo is muted and earthy to begin with, that wear blends in more than it would on a bright skin, so it still reads clearly as Safari Mesh.

Is Well-Worn worth buying over Field-Tested?

Only if you want the absolute lowest price. Field-Tested looks a bit cleaner for a very small step up in cost, so most buyers land there. Well-Worn makes sense when you want the finish as cheaply as possible and don't mind the extra scuffing, without going all the way to Battle-Scarred.

Which gloves go with the AK-47 | Safari Mesh?

Its gray-and-khaki camo suits an earthy, military loadout, so olive, tan, or gray gloves work best — think desert or field tones that echo the safari palette rather than bright colors. Neutral wraps keep the understated, utilitarian vibe the finish is going for.