★ Flip Knife | Blue Steel (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

★ Flip Knife | Blue Steel is recognised by its dark blued blade and plain olive grip. In Field-Tested the patina starts to show mottling, with lighter grey-blue areas breaking up the dark tone. Many buyers like this stage because the steel looks used rather than freshly finished.

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 Field-Tested

The blade carries the cold-blued patina across its full length, from the acute curved point to the serrated section near the pivot. The colour is a dark blue-black with a faint metallic sheen, and the tone varies slightly over the surface instead of forming a printed pattern.

Mottling becomes visible, with grey-blue patches along the edge, the tip and the serrations. The spine and centre of the blade keep more of the dark bluing. In game the blade reads as uneven used steel. The grip keeps its olive colour and texture.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The float of ★ Flip Knife | Blue Steel ranges from 0 to 1; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 23% 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

Taking Field-Tested as the baseline:

• Factory New — 1.9× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 13% dearer
• Well-Worn — 1% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2% cheaper

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

Among 18 skins of the Flip Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 4th 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 22% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since tone and mottling shift noticeably across the range.
• Look at the pattern placement, as some copies carry more even blue tone and others show more grey patches.
• Inspect the edge, tip and serrations, which lose their bluing first.
• Decide whether you want StatTrak™ and whether a name tag on a listed copy suits you.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who like steel that looks used rather than polished.
• Buyers looking for a practical entry into the knife.
• A good middle ground with character.