★ Bayonet | Blue Steel (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

The appeal of this skin is the coloured steel itself, and in Well-Worn that steel shows its age. The blue-black tone is still recognisable across the flat of the blade, but the edge and spine carry clear grey scratches. It suits buyers who want the Blue Steel look on a Bayonet without paying for a clean blade.

Item type: knife. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

How the skin looks in Well-Worn

The blade is covered in a dark cold-blued patina that ranges from near-black to a lighter steel blue, with the long fuller and the hole near the tip picking up the same tone. The colour is not perfectly uniform: patina skins vary the distribution of lighter and darker blue from copy to copy.

The edge, tip and spine show clear grey scratches where the bluing has worn away. Wear starts creeping from the edges toward the flat of the blade. In game the contrast between the dark centre and the lighter edges is noticeable. The middle of the blade still reads as blue.

Well-Worn quality — float range 0.38–0.45

The float of ★ Bayonet | Blue Steel ranges from 0 to 1; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 7% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

It drops as a rare special item from:

• CS:GO Weapon Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 2 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 3 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Operation Bravo Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Winter Offensive Weapon Case (on sale since Dec 18, 2013)
• eSports 2013 Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014)

And 5 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Compared with the Well-Worn quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 2× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 26% dearer
• Field-Tested — 1% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 5% cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

Among 18 skins of the Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 15% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float keeps the edge and tip noticeably cleaner.
• Look at the inspect screenshot for the patina pattern, as the balance of dark and light blue differs between copies.
• Examine the cutting edge, spine and tip, because these lose the bluing first.
• Check for a name tag and whether it is a StatTrak™ version if either matters to you.

Who the Well-Worn quality suits

• Budget-minded players who want the Blue Steel finish on a Bayonet.
• Fans of weathered knives who like contrast between dark centre and worn edges.
• Conclusion: an affordable way into the skin with the colour still clearly recognisable.