Tec-9 | Army Mesh (Factory New)

The Tec-9 | Army Mesh (Factory New) is a Consumer Grade pistol finish built around a freehand spray-painted stencil pattern. Factory New is the top grade of the finish, and the pistol's crispest state.

Design

Valve put this one together, laying down paint freehand through a mesh-fabric stencil so the frame picks up a mottled, woven texture rather than a printed graphic. It's a simple, tactile finish that reads as hand-applied camouflage more than a polished decal job.

Tec-9 | Army Mesh (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float on this finish runs from 0.00 up to a 0.60 cap, so Factory New sits right at the bottom of that range. At this grade the mesh texture shows crisp edges with no scuffing, and the stenciled pattern reads exactly as applied. Because the whole finish never reaches a full 1.0 float, even the roughest copies stay milder than a lot of other pistol skins.

Tec-9 | Army Mesh Rarity

Rarity: Consumer Grade, the white tier — the most common classification in the game, sitting at the bottom of the standard rarity ladder.

Tec-9 | Army Mesh Case and Collection

This finish belongs to The Safehouse Collection, added with the "Out with the old, in with the new" update in November 2013. It doesn't come from a weapon case at all — the regular version reaches players through collection drops and trade-ups rather than an unboxing pool.

Tec-9 | Army Mesh Patterns

The design is fixed, so the paint-seed index has no effect on how any given copy looks — the mesh-stencil pattern lands the same way on every one. There's no "best pattern" to chase here; float and wear are the only variables.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish exists as a regular finish and a Souvenir version — no StatTrak variant was ever produced. Souvenir copies started with the DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package and later showed up in additional Major-tournament souvenir packages, since Souvenir weapons are only ever handed out at Majors.

Tec-9 | Army Mesh Price

Factory New is the priciest grade of the finish, sitting at the top of its own ladder as a premium pick among Tec-9 skins. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth the extra cost over Minimal Wear?

If you want the mesh-stencil texture at its most defined, yes — Factory New shows the sharpest edges on the pattern. Minimal Wear looks close at a quick glance but costs less, so it comes down to whether you want the top grade specifically or just a clean-looking copy for less money.

Why doesn't Battle-Scarred on this finish look fully trashed?

The whole finish is float-capped at 0.60 instead of the usual 1.0, so even its worst copies stop well short of the heaviest possible wear. Factory New sits at the opposite end of that same narrow range, which is part of why the gap between grades here feels smaller than on uncapped skins.

Can I get a Souvenir Tec-9 | Army Mesh?

Yes — Souvenir copies exist alongside the regular finish, first handed out in the DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package and later at additional Majors. There's no StatTrak version, so Souvenir is the only special variant of this finish in circulation.