AK-47 | Cartel (Battle-Scarred)
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Description
The AK-47 is defined by raw power and stubborn reliability; short controlled bursts reveal the rifle at its best. For the Cartel treatment, it has been engraved with skeletons, flowers and serpents.
The design uses the shape of the body without hiding the familiar transitions between the weapon components. Close inspection reveals transitions between materials and separate parts, giving the treatment additional depth.
History
The Cartel design joined the Counter-Strike catalog as a distinct work with its own family of variants.
Its first release remains the starting point from which the rest of the skin family developed. Across the AK-47 family, Cartel keeps one artistic foundation while condition changes only the individual surface.
Rarity
In the item catalog, AK-47 | Cartel is classified as Classified. The classification is shared by every variant even when their surfaces show different preservation.
Rarity belongs to the family as a whole rather than one AK-47 example. The tier unites the family, while edition type describes the properties of an individual variant.
Characteristics
The Cartel treatment works with that character instead of burying the item's form beneath decoration.
On the AK-47, the Cartel treatment uses the Patina method, shaping the way the image meets its material and geometry. Wear conditions differ in surface preservation, while the structure of the artwork remains consistent.
Recognition
AK-47 | Cartel is easy to recognize through the pairing of a familiar silhouette with a distinct surface treatment. Its identity does not depend on inspecting tiny details.
The expression of Cartel on the AK-47 belongs to the whole composition, whose elements reinforce one another. Condition adds another visible distinction: cleaner examples preserve more of the original detail, while abrasion gives the same design a rougher, quieter character.
Availability
By version type, AK-47 | Cartel appears as standard edition, StatTrak™ and Souvenir. By wear, the AK-47 covers Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred, so preservation depends on the selected variant.
No dedicated container is listed for Cartel. Its available editions and conditions are still treated separately. The availability of one variant depends on its edition and condition together, not merely on the family name.
Origin
It belongs to these collections: The Chroma Collection.
Versions
Within the AK-47 | Cartel family, the available editions are standard edition, StatTrak™ and Souvenir. The standard edition has no kill counter; StatTrak™ records its owner's kills; the Souvenir edition is distinguished by its tournament-release origin.
Edition establishes the kind of variant, while condition describes its surface. Both are needed for an accurate comparison.
