★ Bayonet | Doppler (Factory New) Phase 3

Skin overview

★ Bayonet | Doppler (Phase 3) is a Covert knife whose blade carries an anodized finish of deep blue with darker marbled swirls, while the olive grip and steel crossguard keep their standard look. In Factory New the blue reads saturated and even from spine to edge, and the marbling shows its full depth with no scratches over it. It suits a buyer who wants the Phase 3 colouring at its cleanest.

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

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The finish covers only the blade: a deep blue base with darker navy and slightly violet marbled swirls spread unevenly across the steel. A lighter blue highlight runs along the fuller, and the tip area turns to a darker indigo. The crossguard stays plain grey steel, and the ribbed grip keeps its olive-beige colour with a textured surface and a metal pommel. On worn copies the first marks appear at the tip, along the cutting edge and on the spine, while the flat of the blade holds its colour longest.

The blade shows no visible marks: the blue base, the dark swirls and the highlight along the fuller all look intact. The tip and cutting edge keep the same saturated colour as the rest of the blade. In game the knife reads as a solid, glossy blue at any distance. The grip and crossguard look as on the reference image.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of ★ Bayonet | Doppler Phase 3 ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 88% 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:

• Chroma Case (on sale since Jan 8, 2015)
• Chroma 2 Case (on sale since Apr 15, 2015)
• Chroma 3 Case

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low value in Minimal Wear can look almost identical to Factory New.
• Compare the amount and placement of dark swirls versus bright blue on the blade, because the pattern varies from copy to copy.
• Inspect the tip and cutting edge closely, as these are the first places where marks appear.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag you want to keep.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the Phase 3 blue without any marks on the blade.
• Players who inspect their knife often and notice the smallest details at the tip.
• Conclusion: the choice for those who value a fully clean blade.