★ Bowie Knife | Stained (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

★ Bowie Knife | Stained in Battle-Scarred is the most weathered take on an already messy patina finish. The stains are broken up by heavy scratching, and much of the blade reads as scuffed bare steel. The silhouette, sawback and black grip still carry the knife's identity.

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.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The blade is covered in a forced patina: irregular pale blue and white blotches with darker grey patches over a steel base. The pattern runs from the clip point back past the sawback teeth to the guard, and the placement of the stains differs from copy to copy.

Heavy scratching covers most of the blade, and the edge, tip and sawback read as scuffed steel. The stains survive only as broken fragments, mostly closer to the guard. In game the knife looks heavily weathered and noticeably lighter in tone. The black grip and steel fittings keep the knife's outline clear.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The whole float range of ★ Bowie Knife | Stained is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% 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 is the rare special item of Operation Wildfire Case — knives and gloves drop far less often than the regular contents.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.7× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 11% dearer
• Field-Tested — 3% dearer
• Well-Worn — 4% dearer

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

Among 18 skins of the Bowie Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 7th 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 1.8× dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the top of a grade look noticeably cleaner.
• Compare stain placement between copies, because the patina pattern differs on each blade.
• Inspect the cutting edge, tip and sawback teeth, as these lose the patina first.
• Look for a name tag and decide whether it suits you, since knives cannot carry stickers.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players looking for the most affordable way into this knife.
• Those who prefer a heavily weathered, scuffed-steel look.
• An entry option where the knife shape matters more than the patina.