Glock-18 | Sand Dune

Origin Story

The Glock-18 | Sand Dune, released with Operation Bravo on September 19, 2013, is part of The Alpha Collection. Its in-game description notes individual parts spray-painted solid colors in a sand dune scheme, a memento from Gwalior. The skin's flavor text evokes a thematic connection to desert environments, referencing a journalist's disappearance while covering Operation Vanguard in The Maghreb. This solid color finish provides a clean, uniform appearance.

Drop Chance

Glock-18 | Sand Dune is Industrial Grade, a common skin tier, one step above Consumer Grade. It can drop as an end-of-match reward from active competitive play on the Alpha Collection item pool. Map drops follow a weighted rarity system that heavily favors common grades, so Industrial Grade drops are uncommon and Valve doesn't publish per-skin odds. There are 4 other Industrial Grade skins in the collection competing for the same drop slot. Most copies enter the market through trade-up contracts or direct purchase at a listed seller's price.

Skin Condition

Float range 0.06 to 0.8. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New ($359.99): Surfaces appear clean, uniform, and fully saturated in the sand-tone palette, with minimal or no visible scratches.
• Minimal Wear ($50.00): The overall look remains very close to Factory New, with small nicks beginning to appear on high edges like the slide nose and front sights.
• Field-Tested ($13.00): Noticeable edge chipping develops on the front of the slide and along top ridges, with the sand-color possibly appearing more muted.
• Well-Worn ($12.05): Larger worn patches and streaks emerge on the slide and frame, exposing more base metal and resulting in a notably duller sand tone.
• Battle-Scarred ($12.84): Extensive wear is present, with large sections of paint missing, heavy edge and flat-surface wear, and the original sand color appearing strongly desaturated.

Model

Sand Dune uses the legacy Glock-18 model, introduced with Operation Bravo on September 19, 2013. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Glock-18 | Sand Dune is an Industrial Grade skin from The Alpha Collection. It can be acquired as a random end-of-match drop on maps associated with this collection. Players can also obtain it through trade-up contracts using ten lower-rarity skins from the same collection.

Price Range

Glock-18 | Sand Dune ranges from $12.84 (Battle-Scarred) to $359.99 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $13.00.


The current 7-day median is $6.98. The 90-day median is $10.48. The all-time median is $0.60. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Solid Color: This memento from Gwalior has individual parts spray-painted solid colors in a sand dune color scheme. The skin features a light tan or beige base with other pistol elements in complementary desert tones. The uniform sand-colored slide and frame are the most prominent visual elements in first-person view.

Player Rating

Rating: 5.00 / 5
Votes: 1

Sticker Compatibility

The Glock-18 | Sand Dune's light tan and muted desert tones pair well with brown, beige, cream, sand, or khaki stickers for a cohesive look. Black or dark gray stickers offer strong contrast, while gold or bronze options complement the warm, desert theme. The most visible sticker slots in first-person view are typically on the slide.