SSG 08 | Hand Brake (Factory New)

Description

The SSG 08 | Hand Brake is a very cheap and reliable bolt-action sniper, great for players who want to dominate the long-range engagements in the early game. Factory New Wear: This skin features an amazing hand-painted design. A blue and white checkered pattern, like on a race car livery, adorns the side of the rifle as an accent, symbolizing its agility in moving quickly and precisely into position.

History

SSG 08 | Hand Brake first appeared in CS2 on September 3rd, 2018, when it was released as part of the Paris 2023 Inferno Souvenir Package. This "FACEIT 2018 – Ways to Watch" update not only introduced a fresh sniper rifle skin but also gave some zest to watching CS2.

Origin

The SSG 08 | Hand Brake, Factory New, can be obtained by opening one of the seven containers that contain the skin, including Antwerp 2022 Inferno Souvenir Package, Berlin 2019 Inferno Souvenir Package, and Katowice 2019 Inferno Souvenir Package containers. Besides, the skin is part of The 2018 Inferno Collection, which adds even more to its rarity and popularity.

Popularity

With an appeal rating of 85%, the SSG 08 | Hand Brake (Factory New) stands among the top 15% most popular items in CS2. Its popularity is determined by its day-to-day sales volume and the current market price it commands, which shows that the skin is in demand by many players.

Rarity

The SSG 08 | Hand Brake is one of 125 other Sniper Rifle skins, placing it in a rather large pool of options for players. In terms of the skin's rarity, the Mil-Spec Grade classifies the Hand Brake as somewhat common and has an estimated drop chance of 79.92%.

Availability

The SSG 08 | Hand Brake (Factory New) is a cheap CS2 skin that costs from $0.52 to $23.77, which makes it rather affordable. It's easily available because it was widely spread on different markets, which means that lots of players can get it without much effort. Moreover, there is a huge supply of 297K units of the Hand Brake skin in public CS2 inventories.

Versions

The float value of the SSG 08 | Hand Brake in Factory New condition is between 0.00 and 1.00, which means that the skin has all possible exteriors. Besides the regular version of the skin, a Souvenir version of the Hand Brake skin is available for each exterior.

Community sentiment

The community sentiment towards the SSG 08 | Hand Brake (Factory New) in CS2 is overwhelmingly positive, with a high number of votes and an impressive average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars on addskins.gg. Additionally, the skin has gained recognition among professional players such as device, ottond, and zehn, further solidifying its popularity and desirability within the community.

Finish style

This Factory New SSG 08 has a "Gunsmith" style, with a Hand Brake finish that marries the art of patina with custom paint techniques. The skin is predominantly a captivating blue tint, while the pattern indexes do not alter the Hand Brake finish.

Price forecast

According to the forecast, the price of the SSG 08 | Hand Brake (Factory New) is expected fall down to $ 4.19 (-16.7%) in a month. After that, in the next quarter it will drop to $ 3.91 (-22.27%). Further ahead, it is pojected to fall to $ 5 (-0.6%) in half a year. Then, in a calendar year, it will likely rise to $ 9.87 (96.22%). Confidence is medium — it is advised to speculative buy.