★ Flip Knife | Forest DDPAT (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The knife pairs a forest-toned pixel pattern on the blade with a plain olive grip, so the look stays calm and military rather than flashy. Minimal Wear reads almost the same as a factory-fresh copy, with only small marks that are hard to spot outside of inspect. It gives a near-clean blade at a lower grade.

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

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The curved, back-swept blade is fully covered with a digital disruptive pattern of square pixels in sage and dark green, tan, beige and deep brown, applied as a hydrographic. The pattern runs over the flat of the blade and continues across the serrated section near the base.

Tiny scuffs may appear at the very tip and along the cutting edge. The serrations and spine can show faint light spots under close inspect. In game the blade reads as clean, and the camouflage hides these marks almost completely. The handle and the centre of the blade remain untouched.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of ★ Flip Knife | Forest DDPAT ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 11% 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:

• 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 Flip Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 22nd 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 44% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since copies near the cleaner end keep more paint on the tip and edge.
• Look at the cutting edge, tip and serrations in inspect, because these lose the camouflage first.
• Pattern placement shifts the arrangement of green and brown blocks, so compare screenshots if you prefer a greener or browner blade.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ or has a name tag, as both change the offer.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a blade that looks clean in game without paying for the top grade.
• Buyers who do not inspect closely and care about the overall look.
• A practical alternative to Factory New with almost the same appearance.