★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Case Hardened turns the M9 Bayonet into a piece of coloured steel, with blue and gold patches spread over the blade and a gilded guard and ring. In Field-Tested the patina is still clearly readable, while the tip, edge and spine teeth start to lose some colour. For many players this is the balance point between a lively pattern and a more reasonable grade.

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 main patina: irregular patches of blue and purple flow into warm gold and yellow, with darker tones along the spine and near the guard. The serrated spine teeth and the cutout near the tip catch the light and break up the pattern.

Scratches become visible along the cutting edge, the tip and the spine teeth. The patina in the middle of the blade loses some saturation, but the blue and gold patches remain clear. In game the knife still reads as colourful steel, with wear noticeable mainly when inspecting. The ring and most of the guard stay in good shape.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The float of ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened ranges from 0 to 1; the Field-Tested quality covers 0.15–0.38 — 23% 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

Taking Field-Tested as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.6× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 18% dearer
• Well-Worn — 4% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 8% cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 4th of 18 skins Covert M9 Bayonet 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 27% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• The pattern matters most on this skin, so check how much blue covers the blade and the side you see in game.
• Look at the float position within the wear range, since cleaner copies keep stronger colour on the tip and edge.
• Inspect the tip, cutting edge and spine teeth, as these parts lose colour first.
• Check whether there is a name tag and whether it suits the knife.

Who should buy Field-Tested

• Players who want a clearly readable pattern without paying for the cleanest grades.
• Buyers who hunt for a good blue pattern in a common grade.
• Conclusion: a balanced option between look and condition.