★ Gut Knife | Damascus Steel (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

★ Gut Knife | Damascus Steel in Battle-Scarred is the most used-looking version of the grey damascus blade with a wooden handle. Scratches cover the blade more widely, but the steel pattern stays readable because the finish has no bright paint to lose. For this skin the gap to the neighbouring grades is smaller than on many painted knives.

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.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The whole blade carries a grey damascus pattern of fine wavy layers, from the tip to the ricasso and up the spine with its gut hook and serrations. The cutting edge is a lighter polished band that frames the pattern along the belly of the blade.

The blade is scratched across most of its surface, with the edge, tip and hook the most affected. The pattern has the lowest contrast of all grades. Since the finish is bare steel, there is no paint loss, so in game the knife still looks like damascus, just worn.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.5

The float of ★ Gut Knife | Damascus Steel ranges from 0 to 0.5; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.5 — 10% 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:

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

Price by quality

Among 18 skins of the Gut Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 7th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.8× dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the edge and tip show the difference first.
• Look at the pattern layout on the blade, because the placement of the damascus swirls differs between copies.
• Inspect the gut hook and the spine serrations up close for scratches.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ or carries a name tag, as both change how the knife is valued by other buyers.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Buyers looking for the most affordable way into this knife.
• Players who accept visible scratches since the steel pattern still shows.
• Conclusion: the entry option for this finish.