M4A1-S | Printstream (Factory New)

The M4A1-S | Printstream (Factory New) is a Covert rifle skin — a stark black-and-white design lifted by pearlescent highlights and a futuristic printstream motif. Factory New is the top grade the finish comes in, showing the white surface and its subtle sheen at their most pristine.

Design

Printstream runs on high contrast: a stark black and white design finished with pearlescent highlights that shift as the light moves, giving the M4A1-S a clean, technological look. It's a community design by the artist JTPNZ, whose focus on digital, printstream-style motifs makes this one of the more distinctive silenced rifles in the game.

M4A1-S | Printstream (Factory New) Float and Wear

The finish spans float 0.00–0.80, and Factory New sits at the very bottom of that range. At this grade the white base is unmarked, the black graphics stay well-defined, and the pearlescent sheen reads at full strength with no edge wear to distract from it. For a light-colored skin like this, where any scuffing shows quickly, Factory New is the grade that keeps the design flawless.

M4A1-S | Printstream Rarity

Rarity: Covert — the red tier, the top grade among standard weapon skins. It's the rarest class of finish you can pull, which is a big part of why Printstream carries the reputation it does.

M4A1-S | Printstream Case and Collection

Printstream belongs to The Operation Broken Fang Collection and drops from the Operation Broken Fang Case, released alongside Operation Broken Fang in December 2020. The Covert tier as a whole unboxes roughly 0.64% of the time (a rate shared across the tier's skins), so pulling one from the case is a rare event, and most copies change hands on the market instead.

M4A1-S | Printstream Patterns

Printstream has no random pattern variation — the black-and-white graphics and pearlescent accents land the same way on every copy, so there's no paint seed or "blue gem" to chase. Wear and float are the only things that tell one from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ M4A1-S | Printstream exists and adds a confirmed-kill counter; it comes from the Operation Broken Fang Case as a rarer, pricier drop than the standard skin, and the counter is permanent, carrying over when the item is traded or sold. There's no Souvenir version — Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and Operation Broken Fang was never a Major event.

M4A1-S | Printstream Price

Factory New sits at the very top of the Printstream price ladder as the highest and most sought-after grade — firmly in high-end, grail-tier territory for the M4A1-S. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth the premium on Printstream?

For a light-colored skin, yes. The white base shows scuffing far more readily than a dark finish would, so the jump from a worn grade to Factory New is genuinely visible here. If you want the pearlescent sheen and crisp black graphics exactly as intended, Factory New is the grade that delivers it.

What makes Printstream a Covert skin?

Covert is the red tier, the top rarity class for standard weapon finishes, and Printstream sits in it. That places it above Classified and every grade below, and it's the rarest kind of skin to unbox — the Covert tier pulls at only around 0.64% from the case.

Which gloves go with Printstream?

Its monochrome palette is easy to build around, so black, white, or gray gloves all land cleanly — a white pair leans into the bright base, while black wraps echo the graphics for a sharp two-tone loadout. Neutral silver or gray accents also suit the skin's technological, pearlescent vibe.