Nova | Walnut (Factory New)

The Nova | Walnut (Factory New) is a Consumer Grade shotgun skin finished with a figured walnut wood stock in warm brown tones. Factory New is the top grade, showing the grain of the wood at its richest and most defined.

Design

Walnut swaps the Nova's usual synthetic look for a figured walnut stock, a classic wood-grain finish in warm browns that reads more like a hunting shotgun than a tactical one. It's a Valve-made design, understated and traditional, leaning on natural grain rather than any graphic or decal.

Nova | Walnut (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float on this finish runs 0.06–0.80, and Factory New sits at the low end of that band. At this grade the wood grain reads deep and warm with no scuffing to flatten it, the brown tones at their most saturated — the way to own the finish looking its most polished.

Nova | Walnut Rarity

Rarity here is Consumer Grade, the white tier at the base of the standard weapon grades. It's the most common tier by classification, though the finish itself comes from a long-retired collection, which keeps genuine supply tighter than the grade implies.

Nova | Walnut Case and Collection

This finish belongs to The Inferno Collection, introduced with the original "Arms Deal" update in August 2013. The collection has no associated weapon case — copies enter circulation as collection drops rather than case unboxes — so the market, not the drop pool, is where most change hands.

Nova | Walnut Patterns

The design is fixed, so the paint-seed index does nothing to the look — every copy carries the same figured walnut grain in the same layout. There's no blue-gem seed or "best pattern" to chase; only float and wear tell one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish exists as a regular version and a Souvenir version, with no StatTrak — StatTrak is minted only through weapon cases, and the Inferno Collection was never tied to one. Souvenir copies first appeared in the ESL One Cologne 2014 Inferno Souvenir Package and turned up again across several later Major souvenir packages.

Nova | Walnut Price

Factory New sits at the top of this finish's ladder as the highest grade going, and with the retired collection's thin supply it lands at the premium end of the Nova lineup. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

What makes Factory New the best grade here?

At Factory New the walnut grain reads deep and warm with no scuffing to interrupt it, so the wood texture shows at full richness. As float climbs the surface picks up scratches that flatten that grain, which is why Factory New tops the ladder — it's the most polished the finish ever looks.

Which gloves match the Walnut?

The warm brown wood palette pairs naturally with earth-toned gloves — brown leather, tan, or khaki wraps sit right in theme, giving a classic, rustic hunting-loadout feel. Cool blues or bright colors fight the finish's natural wood tones, so keeping the scheme warm and earthy works best.

Why is a Consumer Grade skin priced this high?

The tier is common, but the finish is not. It belongs to The Inferno Collection, which has been out of circulation for years and never had a case to keep minting copies, so genuine supply is limited. Scarcity, not the rarity tier, is what pushes it toward the pricier end of the Nova range.