G3SG1 | Black Sand (Factory New)

The G3SG1 | Black Sand (Factory New) is a Mil-Spec Grade autosniper skin finished in a tan-and-black military camo. Factory New is the top grade, showing the desert camo at its cleanest with the tan and black tones fully defined.

Design

The rifle is custom painted with a tan-and-black military camo pattern, blocky desert tones broken by dark patches for a rugged field look. It's a community design by MGBazz, and it carries the in-game line "The Coalition Taskforce was winning, so Mikah turned to a more... aggressive approach."

G3SG1 | Black Sand (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float runs from 0.00 to 0.80 on this finish, and Factory New sits at the tight bottom of that range. Here the tan reads warm and the black patches stay sharp, with no scratching to break up the camo. For anyone who wants the desert pattern as close to flawless as it comes, this is the grade to target.

G3SG1 | Black Sand Rarity

Rarity: Mil-Spec Grade — the blue tier, the entry rung of the standard weapon grades. It's the most common tier from its case, which keeps the finish easy to pick up.

G3SG1 | Black Sand Case and Collection

This finish belongs to The Shattered Web Collection and drops from the Shattered Web Case, released with Operation Shattered Web in November 2019. The Mil-Spec tier as a whole unboxes at roughly 79.92% from the case (that rate is shared across the tier's skins), so it's the common pull, though the retired case now caps supply.

G3SG1 | Black Sand Patterns

The design is fixed — the paint seed doesn't shift where the tan and black camo falls, so every copy wears the pattern the same way. There's no "best pattern" or blue-gem seed to hunt; wear and float are all that separate one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak version of this finish exists, adding a confirmed-kill counter; it's a scarcer, pricier drop than the standard skin, and that counter is permanent — it never gets wiped when the item is traded or sold. There's no Souvenir version, as Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages and this finish was never offered in one.

G3SG1 | Black Sand Price

Factory New sits at the top of this finish's price ladder as the highest grade available, a step above Minimal Wear yet still an affordable mid-tier pick rather than grail money. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth it over Minimal Wear?

If you want the tan warm and the black patches at their sharpest, yes — Factory New is the top grade. But the camo pattern hides light wear well, so a Minimal Wear copy looks close for less. Pay up for the best condition on the shelf, otherwise Minimal Wear is the smarter value.

Does the Black Sand come in StatTrak?

Yes. A StatTrak version drops from the Shattered Web Case alongside the regular finish, adding a confirmed-kill counter that climbs with your kills. It's rarer and costs more than the standard skin, and the counter is permanent — it carries over through every trade and sale without being wiped.

Which gloves go with the Black Sand?

Its tan-and-black palette suits an earthy, tactical loadout, so brown or tan gloves lean into the desert tones while black wraps pick up the darker patches. Anything in the sand-to-black range keeps the rugged military theme consistent across your kit.