★ Bayonet | Safari Mesh (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Bayonet | Safari Mesh is a Covert knife covered in a muted sand-green spray-paint with a fine mesh net laid over the blade and handle. In Factory New the stencilled mesh is crisp and the khaki tones sit evenly from the tip to the pommel. It is a quiet field-camo look rather than a bright one, and this grade shows it exactly as designed.

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

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

Appearance in Factory New

The blade is sprayed in pale olive and khaki tones with a fine mesh net pattern stencilled over it, visible as a hexagon-like grid near the tip and along the flat. The long fuller and the edge bevel carry the same paint, with slightly lighter and darker patches from the cardboard-stencil spraying. The crossguard stays plain grey steel, while the ribbed grip and the pommel repeat the green-khaki camo. On worn copies the paint goes first from the spine, the cutting edge and the tip, then from the raised ribs of the grip and the pommel, revealing silver metal underneath.

The paint covers the blade, fuller and grip without visible gaps. The mesh lines are sharp and the colour transitions are even. In game the knife looks uniform and clean at any distance.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The float of ★ Bayonet | Safari Mesh ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% 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

Among 23 skins of the Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 17th by price, counting from 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 where the float sits within the chosen wear, since a low float in the grade keeps the spine and tip cleaner.
• Look at the spine, cutting edge and tip in the inspect view, as these lose paint first.
• Pattern placement shifts the mesh only slightly, so it matters less than float for this finish.
• Decide whether you want a StatTrak™ version and check for a name tag if you prefer a clean name.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the mesh camo in its cleanest form.
• Players who prefer a calm, uniform knife without metal showing.
• Conclusion: the pick for a fully intact finish.