Among Counter-Strike’s twentieth-anniversary lineup, Assault (showcase name: weapon | Assault; workshop tag cu_scar_assault) stands out because it refuses the usual wood-grain and camo playbook. Instead it borrows the visual language of research-facility shipping containers—flat whites, institutional markings, and boxy panels—so the SCAR-20 reads like a compact cargo unit strapped to your loadout. If you sort a CS20-themed inventory by silhouette alone, this skin is often the first one you spot.

Release Date

The finish entered the game on 18 October 2019, bundled with the Cache and Release wave of CS20 anniversary content. For collectors who timeline their themed sets, that date marks when Assault officially entered the drop pool alongside the broader CS20 rollout.

Designer

Workshop credit goes to G-99Factory, tied to the entry CS20 | SCAR | Assault (Blue). The author clearly linked the SCAR platform to the anniversary mood and built the full-gun composition around container imagery rather than a simple recolor pass.

Source Cases

• Counter-Strike 20th Anniversary Weapon Case
• Counter-Strike 20th Anniversary Collection

When unboxing or buying, match the CS20 weapon case and the Counter-Strike 20th Anniversary Collection. The skin belongs to that set and rolls as Rare (Mil-Spec).

Skin Highlights

• Category: weapon finish Assault
• Collection: Counter-Strike 20th Anniversary Collection
• Finish style: custom hand-painted look
• Float range: 0.00–0.62

The official blurb is blunt: custom paint made to resemble a container sprayed with white research-institution icons. White base, agency-style marks, and corrugated-box texture stack so that, at distance, the rifle mimics a small transport module; up close you pick up brushy edges and soft color transitions. The same theme also pushes a red container direction—worth watching if you prefer hotter contrast on industrial themes.

What to Look For

Pattern placement: In inspect view, check whether the white icons and panel breaks line up with how you like the gun framed. Hand-painted layers react differently under light than flat decal skins, so angles matter.

Wear behavior: With a 0.62 ceiling, high-float copies scrub detail fast. Chasers of a “factory-fresh container” should hunt low wear; if you want beat-up yard aesthetics, you do not need to min-max float.

Collecting and buying: Theme builders can slot this into a CS20 shelf; fraggers can treat it as pure vibe on a niche rifle. On Steam Community Market or C5GAME, cross-check case provenance and wear tier before you commit.

Bottom line: Assault trades noisy surface clutter for a single container story—minimal information, strong recall. Clear provenance (2019-10-18, G-99Factory, CS20 case) makes it a neat pick for anniversary collectors and anyone who likes stripped-back industrial design.