XM1014 | Red Leather (Battle-Scarred)

The XM1014 | Red Leather (Battle-Scarred) is a Mil-Spec shotgun finish with its stock and grip wrapped in red leather, worn to its most weathered state. It's the cheapest way into this premium design, trading a faded surface for the lowest price on the ladder.

Design

Red Leather wraps the shotgun's stock and grip in a deep red hide, a minimalist, premium treatment that leans on a single bold color rather than any graphic. Valve designed it, and it ships with a line of Counter-Strike lore as its in-game text: "Pack your baags. Let's go kill that sonofabitch..."

XM1014 | Red Leather (Battle-Scarred) Float and Wear

This finish is float-capped at 0.56 rather than the full 1.0, so its Battle-Scarred copies — running from about 0.45 up to 0.56 — never reach the most extreme wear the scale allows. Expect a faded red surface and widespread scuffing across the wrap, yet the solid color keeps the design legible, so the shotgun stays recognizable even at its roughest.

XM1014 | Red Leather Rarity

Rarity: Mil-Spec Grade — the blue grade, the lowest of the colored weapon tiers and the most common among them. Despite that base-tier status, the finish's popularity keeps even a worn copy priced above most blue-tier skins.

XM1014 | Red Leather Case and Collection

Battle-Scarred Red Leather is part of The Baggage Collection, launched with Operation Breakout in July 2014. No case was ever attached to the collection, meaning these skins entered the economy through collection drops and trade-ups — buyers today source them almost entirely from the market.

XM1014 | Red Leather Patterns

Because the leather wrap is fixed rather than seed-driven, every Battle-Scarred copy looks the same across the stock and grip — there's no pattern to reroll and no blue-gem rarity hiding among copies. Only the wear grade and float value distinguish one shotgun from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There's no StatTrak Red Leather in existence, because StatTrak counters are generated inside cases and this finish's collection has none. Nor is there a Souvenir version — that format is reserved for Major-tournament packages, and Red Leather was never included in one of those drops.

XM1014 | Red Leather Price

Battle-Scarred is the entry point of the finish's price ladder, the cheapest grade for anyone who wants the leather look and accepts the fading. It's the most economical route into a finish that trades at a premium in higher grades. It's available on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Battle-Scarred Red Leather still recognizable?

Yes. Despite the fading and widespread scuffing, the solid red color keeps the wrap readable at a glance in-game. Battle-Scarred here is about accepting obvious wear for the lowest price rather than losing the design, which the single strong color holds onto better than a detailed graphic would.

Why doesn't Battle-Scarred Red Leather look completely destroyed?

Because the finish is float-capped at 0.56 instead of 1.0, its Battle-Scarred copies stop well short of the most extreme wear possible. Combined with a solid color that hides damage better than fine detailing, the shotgun stays more legible here than many lighter, busier skins do at the same grade.

Who should buy the Battle-Scarred grade?

Anyone who wants this premium finish on their XM1014 for the lowest possible cost. Since Red Leather trades above its tier in cleaner grades, Battle-Scarred is the budget route into a sought-after look, and the solid red color means the skin keeps its identity despite the visible wear.