★ Flip Knife | Marble Fade (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Flip Knife | Marble Fade pairs a back-swept Persian-style blade with a three-colour candy coat over a dark marbled base. The blade runs from blue at the tip through gold to red at the base, with black and silver veins showing through. In Factory New the coat reads glossy and unbroken, and the colour transitions look smooth from tip to heel.

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

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The finish covers the whole blade: a black and silver marbled base under a translucent candy coat that shifts from blue at the tip to gold and then red towards the heel. The serrated section on the spine near the base carries the same colours, with the teeth catching light as bright edges. The handle keeps its olive-grey textured grip with moulded ridges, accented by small coloured screws and the thumb hole. The balance of blue, gold and red differs from copy to copy, so one blade may lean warmer or cooler than another. On worn copies the coat goes first at the tip and along the cutting edge, then on the serrations.

At Factory New the candy coat is intact across the whole blade, including the tip and the serrations. The marbled veining stays crisp under the colour, and the gloss reflects evenly. In game, on inspect and in the first-person view, the knife looks exactly like the clean render. The handle shows no visible difference from the reference.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of ★ Flip Knife | Marble Fade ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 88% 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:

• Chroma Case (on sale since Jan 8, 2015)
• Chroma 2 Case (on sale since Apr 15, 2015)
• Chroma 3 Case

Price by quality

By price this skin is 15th of 23 skins Covert Flip Knife in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 21% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at the colour balance on the blade, since the share of blue, gold and red varies between copies and affects the look most.
• Check the side of the blade shown in first-person view, because that is the side you will see in play.
• Inspect the tip and cutting edge closely on Minimal Wear copies, as that is where marks appear first.
• See where the float sits within the range if you want the cleanest possible coat.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the coat untouched from tip to serrations.
• Players who inspect their knife often and notice small details.
• Buyers choosing a specific colour balance and wanting it in the cleanest state.
• Conclusion: the pick for those who want the finish exactly as intended.