Glock-18 | Grinder

The Glock-18 | Grinder was first introduced to CS2 10 years ago, on November 11th, 2014. It was released as part of the Operation Vanguard Weapon Case, alongside the "Operation Vanguard" update. The skin was created by the community designer "Algis".

The Glock-18 | Grinder can be obtained by opening a Operation Vanguard Weapon Case container. The skin is also part of the The Vanguard Collection.

With a popularity of 85%, the Glock-18 | Grinder is currently in the top 15% of the most popular items in CS2. This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the skin.

The Glock-18 | Grinder is one of 373 other Pistol skins. The rarity of the skin is Restricted, which makes the Grinder a rather rare drop with an estimated drop chance of 15.98%.

With a price range between $1.17 and $6.37, the Glock-18 | Grinder is a very affordable skin. Fortunately, it's currently widely available and can be purchased on multiple different markets.

The float value of the Glock-18 | Grinder ranges from 0.02 to 0.25, which makes the skin available in Factory New, Minimal Wear and Field-Tested. For each exterior, there also exists a StatTrak version for the Grinder.

This Glock-18 has been painted in a "Patina" style, with the Grinder finish. A patina is a chemical reaction that forms a non-reactive, hardened shell over metallic parts. Real-life weapon patinas include case hardening, cold bluing, and acid forced patinas. That said, this particular skin has been mostly painted in shades of gray. The look of the Grinder finish is affected by its pattern index.

The Glock-18 | Grinder has received over 8.5K votes on CSGOSKINS.GG, leading to an average rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars. The skin is currently also owned by the professional CS2 players coldzera, chrisj and neo.