★ Bayonet | Case Hardened (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Bayonet | Case Hardened covers the whole knife in a heat-treated patina of gold, ochre and steel blue, with purple and violet spots on the blade. In Factory New the colour transitions are crisp and the blade surface stays smooth, so each tone reads cleanly. This is the grade for buyers who want the pattern shown exactly as it was applied.

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 Factory New

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. The amount and placement of blue depends on the pattern, so two copies can look quite different. On worn copies the cutting edge, the tip and the spine lose finish first, followed by the guard edges and the raised ridges of the grip.

The patina is intact across the blade, guard and grip. Colour borders are sharp, and the blue and violet areas look saturated. In game the knife reads with clear contrast between gold and blue. Nothing on the knife shows scratches.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of ★ Bayonet | Case Hardened ranges from 0 to 1; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 7% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

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 Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 1.9× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2.2× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2.3× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.4× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 5th of 23 skins Covert Bayonet in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 1.6× dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• 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 Factory New

• Collectors who want the pattern with untouched colour transitions.
• Players who inspect their knife often and want a spotless surface.
• The cleanest way to own this knife and pattern.