XM1014 | Blue Steel (Field-Tested)
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Description
The XM1014 brings fully automatic force to close-range rooms; its rapid wall of pellets gives the shotgun a fierce close-range character. For the Blue Steel treatment, it has been cold blued.
The surface avoids a flat appearance, leaving component boundaries and changes in material visible beneath the treatment. The main accents sit across the body, while working components retain a more restrained and readable appearance.
History
The Blue Steel design joined the Counter-Strike catalog as a distinct work with its own family of variants.
The release gave the design its own place and separated it from similar work introduced at a later date. Every Blue Steel condition on the XM1014 continues one design rather than forming a separate release.
Rarity
The rarity tier assigned to XM1014 | Blue Steel is Industrial Grade. Every condition inherits the same tier because rarity is attached to the design itself.
For the XM1014, the label describes the skin’s position within the wider catalog. Special editions do not receive a new rarity; their labels describe the version rather than its place in the hierarchy.
Characteristics
The Blue Steel treatment works with that character instead of burying the item's form beneath decoration.
On the XM1014, the Blue Steel treatment uses the Patina method, shaping the way the image meets its material and geometry. The degree of wear changes how the design reads without replacing its motif or application method.
Recognition
XM1014 | Blue Steel 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 Blue Steel on the XM1014 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
In the catalog, XM1014 | Blue Steel appears in standard edition and Souvenir. By wear, the XM1014 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 Blue Steel. Its available editions and conditions are still treated separately. The listed editions remain distinct variants even when they share the same wear condition.
Origin
It belongs to these collections: The Lake Collection.
Versions
The available editions of XM1014 | Blue Steel are standard edition and Souvenir. The standard edition has no kill counter; Souvenir identifies the item as a tournament keepsake.
Edition describes the item’s added properties, while condition concerns the surface; the two should not be treated as interchangeable. A shared artwork connects the XM1014 | Blue Steel family without erasing the differences between its available versions and conditions.
