The Arms Deal Collection released in August 2013 and is the collection that started it all: it came from the CS:GO Weapon Case, the first case ever added to the game. It is led by the Covert AWP Lightning Strike and the legendary AK-47 Case Hardened.
The case has left the drop pool. This collection is the home of the CS blue-gem pattern economy.
Classified
Mil-Spec Grade
Covert
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Restricted
Restricted
Mil-Spec Grade
Mil-Spec Grade
Restricted
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Cheapest skin | A few dollars, higher in StatTrak |
| Most valuable | AK-47 Case Hardened blue gems, five to six figures in private deals |
| Weapon finishes | 9, a small original set |
| Source | CS:GO Weapon Case |
| Status | No longer in the active drop pool |
A small, original set of 9 weapon finishes, plus the first knives ever added to the game behind the case.
The AWP Lightning Strike is the top rarity, an anodized lightning-bolt motif over a metallic base coat with a 0.08 float ceiling that makes it almost entirely Factory New, around €431. The famous one, though, is the AK-47 Case Hardened, a color case-hardened finish whose pattern is randomised by paint seed. High blue-percentage copies and the Scar pattern (seed 661) trade in five- and six-figure private deals, and it is the heart of the CS pattern-hunting community.
"Arms Deal is where blue-gem hunting was born. One Case Hardened pattern can be worth more than a car."
Arms Deal Collection skins drop from the CS:GO Weapon Case, the first case in the game, which introduced the original knives as its rare special. Compare live prices on our markets page.
You can trade up ten same-rarity skins from this collection toward the tier above, and since 2025 you can craft one of the original knives from five Covert items. The expected value is negative, so craft for the item, not the profit.
The Arms Deal Collection is the foundation of CS skins: the first case, the first knives, and the birthplace of pattern hunting. Supply is fixed and blue-gem Case Hardened copies have their own economy far above the base price. One of the strongest long-term holds in the game.
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| Related collection | Why it is related | Top skin |
|---|---|---|
| The Bravo Collection | The second original 2013 case collection | AK-47 Fire Serpent |
| The Winter Offensive Collection | Same 2013 legacy era | M4A4 Asiimov |
| The Huntsman Collection | Classic Covert case | AK-47 Vulcan |
The first collection in CS, from the original CS:GO Weapon Case in 2013. It holds the AWP Lightning Strike and the AK-47 Case Hardened.
High blue-percentage AK-47 Case Hardened copies, which trade in five- and six-figure private deals.
Its color case-hardened pattern is randomised by paint seed, so blue-gem and Scar-pattern copies are worth far more than generic ones.
Since 2025 you can craft one of the original knives from five Covert items. The expected value is negative.
As the first case, with fixed supply and the blue-gem economy, it is one of the strongest long-term holds in CS.