★ Karambit | Doppler (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Karambit | Doppler is a curved claw-shaped knife with a candy-coated marbled finish in deep blue and violet, lightened by silvery clouds and a pink tint near the guard. In Factory New the coating is clean and glossy, so the colour transitions on the blade and the finger ring stay smooth and saturated. This grade shows the finish the way it was meant to look.

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.

Appearance in Factory New

The finish covers the curved blade and the finger ring, while the handle stays a dark grey textured grip with finger grooves and serrated spine. On the blade, blue and violet tones are marbled with silvery-white clouds, and a pink to magenta tint appears near the guard and on parts of the ring. The candy coating gives the colours a deep, glossy look that shifts under light, and the exact distribution of colour differs from copy to copy. On worn copies the first marks appear on the blade tip, along the cutting edge and on the outer rim of the finger ring.

In Factory New the coating on the blade and ring is intact, with no visible scratches even on the tip. Copies near the upper end of this grade may show faint specks on the point when inspected closely. In the first-person view the colours look clean and the gloss is uninterrupted. The grey handle carries no finish and looks the same in every grade.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of ★ Karambit | Doppler is 0–0.08; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (88% 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 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

What it costs in each quality

Among 23 skins of the Karambit in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 10th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 4% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at the colour of this particular copy, since the balance of blue, violet, silver and pink differs between Doppler knives.
• Check where the float sits within the grade, as copies close to the next grade show more marks on the tip.
• Inspect the blade tip, cutting edge and finger ring, where wear appears first.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™, because both versions exist.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Players who want a clean, glossy colourful knife in every inspect.
• Collectors who value an intact finish and low float.
• Conclusion: the grade for those who want the finish without compromise.