If your loadout leans toward Inferno map energy but you do not want neon stickers or loud anime prints, weapon | Walnut is the kind of skin that does its job by staying out of the way. Valve painted real-looking walnut grain across the body—no gimmick pattern, just wood texture that reads clean in first-person and still matches the warm, European feel of the Inferno collection.

Quick specs

| | |
|---|---|
| Item | weapon (Nova) |
| Finish | Walnut |
| Rarity | Common |
| Collection | Inferno |
| Style | Custom paint |
| Float | 0.06 – 0.8 |

Release: August 14, 2013 — The Arms Deal, Inferno collection.

Designer: Valve.

Where it drops: Inferno collection cases plus Inferno souvenir packages from past Majors (ESL One Cologne 2014, DreamHack 2014, Katowice 2015, Cologne 2015, Cluj-Napoca 2015, MLG Columbus 2016, Kraków 2017, Boston 2018, and the standard Inferno collection).

Wear and what you actually see

Common rarity keeps entry prices sane on C5GAME and Steam Community Market, but float still matters. The skin spans 0.06 to 0.80, so you have room to hunt.

• Minimal Wear / low Field-Tested: Grain lines stay sharp; highlights on the “wood” still feel like furniture, not plastic.
• High float / Battle-Scarred: The stain grays out, edges soften, and the whole gun can look washed—fine for meme stacks, rough if you bought it for the wood look.

Always spin it in-game after you buy. Wood skins live or die on how the plank lines meet at seams and whether shadows look baked in or flat.

Shopping conclusion

Buy if: you want a cheap Inferno-themed filler, a subdued shotgun for demos, or souvenir hunting without chasing Covert prices.

Skip or go cheaper if: you need pixel-perfect wood at every angle—this is a budget common, not a flex piece.

Tip: Compare listings with the exact float and a screenshot; two “FT” Novas can look nothing alike.

Expert rambling

Walnut on a Nova is almost a joke that became aesthetic: nobody flexes it in 2026, and that is exactly why it works for map cosplay. Old Major souvenir versions carry tournament history without the tax of a red skin. I still tell people to open the inspect link, rotate slow, and ask “would I hang this on a wall?” If the answer is yes at your price cap, pull the trigger—just do not expect the grain to carry you through a clutch.