If you’re shopping a low-key military SCAR-20, Green Marine (gunsmith, blue rare, internal gs_scar20_peacemaker03) is one of those Shadow-era skins that aged into “collection filler with personality.” It dropped September 15, 2015 with the Shadow Case and sits in the Shadow Collection—handy dates if you’re sorting old drops or box history.

What you’re actually buying

Harness didn’t splash a full illustration here. The pitch is metal base coat plus camo blocks—recognition comes from material read and wear, not a poster art. Designer credit in workshop/community sources: PTP. If you collect by author, line this up with PTP’s other gunsmith work for side-by-side comparisons.

• Weapon: SCAR-20 (display: weapon | Green Marine)
• Rarity: Rare (blue)
• Finish: Gunsmith
• Float cap: 0.0–0.8
• Sources: Shadow Case (2015/9/15) + Shadow Collection tag

Flavor text stays in mission-briefing tone (Alex Kincaid rescue, Commander Riley vibe)—pairs well with Shadow ops loadouts and is a small reason people keep one in storage.

Inspect first (non-negotiable)

Gunsmith camo lives in handguard and receiver panel breaks. Thumbnails flatten the metal-to-cam transition. Always 3D inspect in-game before you commit on C5GAME or Steam—check how blocks meet at the angles you care about.

Wear: pick a “unit” not a number

| Float band | Shop take |
|------------|-----------|
| Low (FN/MW) | Cleaner metal sheen, sharper camo edges—“armory ready” SCAR |
| Mid–high (FT/WW) | Softer block borders, greyer base—more “forward deployed” |
| Battle-Scarred (toward 0.8) | Maximum field-worn; still readable, just muted |

Because max wear is 0.8, BS won’t dissolve the skin, but it will mute the squad-green story. Budget buyers: compare same float tier listings, not site-wide averages.

Shadow set & liquidity

Same collection as other Shadow-themed pieces—nice for a display row or a coherent sniper shelf. When listing hunting:

1. Filter by Shadow Collection name, not just the skin title (translation quirks happen).
2. On C5GAME, note ask price and listing count for your target wear.
3. Cross-check Steam Community Market for the same wear band—spread often tells you if a “deal” is real.

Buying guide verdict

Worth it if: you want an inexpensive Shadow/SCAR-20 line piece, you like gunsmith camo over loud art, or you’re building a 2015 Shadow nostalgia corner. Skip or wait if: you need a hero skin—this is atmosphere, not centerpiece. Action: shortlist 2–3 floats after in-game inspect, then buy the tier that matches your loadout story (clean MW vs beat-up FT).

Editor’s aside

Old Shadow drops carry timeline baggage—that 9/15/2015 stamp separates this batch from later cases when you’re guessing how long something sat in an alt. Green Marine won’t flex in a highlight reel, but on a SCAR-20 it reads competent and quiet—exactly what a briefing-room sniper should look like. I’d rather over-inspect and underpay than trust a flat icon.