★ Bayonet | Case Hardened (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Bayonet carries the familiar Case Hardened look: a warm yellow-gold base with patches of blue and purple spreading along the blade. In Minimal Wear the patina is almost unchanged, and only close inspection reveals faint marks near the edge and tip. In hand it reads practically the same as a fresh copy.

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 Minimal Wear

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.

Faint marks may appear near the tip and along the cutting edge. The fuller, the flat of the blade, the guard and the grip remain clean. At normal viewing distance the knife looks the same as Factory New. The difference is visible mainly on inspection.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of ★ Bayonet | Case Hardened is 0–1; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (8% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

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.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 1.9× dearer
• Field-Tested — 15% cheaper
• Well-Worn — 20% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 23% cheaper

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

Among 23 skins of the Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 10th 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 1.5× 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 the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Buyers who want a look close to Factory New with only faint marks.
• Players who care about the pattern more than about perfect edges.
• A sensible step down that keeps the finish almost intact.