★ M9 Bayonet | Safari Mesh (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Safari Mesh is a spray-paint camouflage in pale greens and dark grey mesh, and in Battle-Scarred much of it has worn through to steel. The blade shows large silvery areas, while the remaining green patches look torn and uneven. It gives the most rugged look of the line and is the cheapest way into this M9 Bayonet finish.

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

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The blade is covered in a pale olive and sage base with darker grey-black mesh blotches and lighter sprayed patches running from the tip to the guard. The serrated spine, the hole near the tip and the cutting edge carry the same camouflage, with the edge already showing a thin line of bare steel.

Large areas of the blade are worn down to silvery steel, with only scattered green and grey islands left. The spine, tip and guard ring are almost bare, and the grip ribs show metal along their whole length. In game the knife reads as a mix of steel and faded camouflage. The guard face and the deepest grip recesses keep the most paint.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The whole float range of ★ M9 Bayonet | Safari Mesh is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

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.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 17th 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 28% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float keeps noticeably more paint on the blade than a high one.
• Look at the cutting edge, tip and spine teeth on the inspect screenshot, as these parts lose paint first.
• On worn copies compare how the green patches sit on the blade flats, because the pattern placement changes how much camouflage remains visible.
• Confirm whether the copy is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag you want to keep.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players who want the cheapest way to get the M9 Bayonet animations in game.
• Buyers who like a heavily used, metallic look on a knife.
• Conclusion: the most affordable and most rugged option in the line.