What makes a copy Souvenir

The Souvenir SCAR-20 | Contractor (Battle-Scarred, BS) is the Souvenir copy of this skin — the same Consumer Grade finish, handed out in a souvenir package at a Major rather than pulled from a case. A Valve-made finish, Contractor spray-paints the SCAR-20's individual parts in tan, navy and dark green — a subdued, block-color look that leans utilitarian rather than flashy. Battle-Scarred covers everything from 0.45 up to 1.00 float — the most heavily worn grade and the cheapest way into the skin.

What the stickers do to the price of the SCAR-20 | Contractor

Souvenir packages drop to viewers and attendees during a Major, each holding a skin from that tournament's collection. A souvenir copy carries up to four stickers from the match it came out of — the two teams, that match's MVP and the event itself — applied for good. A Souvenir skin is never StatTrak™ — the two are mutually exclusive.

Where it comes from

On a souvenir copy the stickers usually matter more than the finish. A package from a famous match, or one carrying a retired star player's sticker, can be worth many times an ordinary copy at the same exterior, while one from a forgotten group-stage match trades close to the plain version.

FAQ

This finish is part of The Safehouse Collection, which launched via the "Out with the old, in with the new" update in November 2013.

Can a Souvenir SCAR-20 | Contractor be StatTrak?

No. Souvenir and StatTrak™ are mutually exclusive — a copy is one or the other, never both, and neither can be added to a skin after it drops.

Can the stickers be removed from a Souvenir SCAR-20 | Contractor?

No. Souvenir stickers are part of the copy and cannot be scraped off, unlike stickers a player applies themselves. That is why two souvenir copies of one skin at the same exterior can be priced far apart.