★ Bayonet | Lore (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Bayonet | Lore pairs a gold blade with a thin band of knotwork that runs along the edge and the spine. In Factory New the gold is even from tip to guard, and the engraved band reads as a fine, unbroken line. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the artwork exactly as designed.

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

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Factory New

The blade is painted in warm gold that shifts to a darker copper tone near the guard and at the base of the blade. A narrow band of Celtic-style knotwork follows the cutting edge and the spine, framing the long central fuller and the hole near the tip. The crossguard and pommel keep their plain steel look, and the ridged grip stays olive green, which sets off the gold blade. On worn copies the paint goes first at the tip and along the cutting edge, then on the knotwork band, while the fuller and the area by the guard hold their colour longest.

The gold covers the whole blade evenly, including the tip and the edge. The knotwork band is complete along both the edge and the spine. In game the blade reads as clean, bright gold with a fine engraved border. Nothing on the painted part shows bare steel.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of ★ Bayonet | Lore ranges from 0 to 0.65; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 11% 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:

• Gamma Case
• Gamma 2 Case

Price by quality

Among 23 skins of the Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 8th 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 38% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at the float position within the wear grade, since a lower float keeps more gold on the tip and edge.
• Inspect the tip and the cutting edge first, as these are the parts where steel shows through earliest.
• Check whether the knotwork band along the edge is still continuous, because it defines the look of this finish.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™ or carries a name tag, as both change the item you get.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the gold and knotwork with no visible wear.
• Players who inspect their knife often and notice small details.
• Conclusion: the full version of the artwork for those who want it clean.