★ Bayonet | Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

★ Bayonet | Case Hardened in Battle-Scarred keeps its gold and blue colouring, but the surface is covered in dense scratches and dull patches. The edge and tip show the most wear, and the grip ridges look rubbed down. It suits players who want the Bayonet silhouette and this pattern without paying for a clean finish.

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.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The blade is covered in a mottled patina: a gold and ochre base with patches of steel blue and violet, concentrated here along the fuller and near the guard. The cross guard and the ribbed grip carry the same treated-metal finish in a paler olive-brass tone, with fine texture on the grip segments and the pommel.

Dense scratches cover most of the blade, heaviest on the edge, tip and spine. The guard and the raised parts of the grip are visibly worn. The patina colours remain, but the surface looks dull and uneven. In game the knife reads as heavily used, with the blue patches still showing through.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of ★ Bayonet | Case Hardened ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% 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

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.4× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 30% dearer
• Field-Tested — 10% dearer
• Well-Worn — 5% dearer

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

By price this skin is 3rd of 18 skins Covert Bayonet in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.6× dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check the pattern, because the amount of blue on the blade varies between copies and strongly affects the look.
• Look at the playside of the blade, since that is the side shown most often in game.
• Check the float position within the wear range, especially for scratches on the edge and tip.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ or has a name tag, as these change what you are buying.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget entry for players who want the Bayonet with this pattern.
• Buyers who do not mind heavy scratches as long as the blue still shows.
• The most accessible way into this knife.