★ M9 Bayonet | Stained (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ M9 Bayonet | Stained is a knife with a forced patina finish of dark grey and cold blue-grey blotches over the blade. In Factory New the blotches keep crisp borders, and the polished cutting edge stands out cleanly against the darker metal. This grade suits a buyer who wants the patina exactly as intended, with no scratches over the stains.

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 Factory New

The blade is covered in a forced patina of dark charcoal and grey patches with pale blue-grey blotches and thin lighter outlines between them. A polished strip along the cutting edge and the fuller hole stay bright and contrast with the stained metal, while the serrated spine runs dark. The crossguard with its ring is plain steel, and the ribbed grip and pommel are dark grey with a slight sheen. The placement of the stains shifts from copy to copy, so some blades show more blue and others more dark grey. On worn copies the patina thins first on the spine, the serrations, the tip and the blade edges.

The patina is intact over the whole blade, with clear borders between the dark and bluish patches. The spine, serrations and tip show no scratches. At normal distance in game the contrast between the stained metal and the bright edge is at its sharpest. The guard and grip look clean.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of ★ M9 Bayonet | Stained is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% 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

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 28% cheaper
• Field-Tested — 1.5× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 33% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 1.6× cheaper

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

Among 23 skins of the M9 Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 20th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 7% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade show fewer scuffs on the spine and tip.
• Compare the stain placement on the inspect screen, as some copies carry more blue and others more dark grey on the visible side.
• Look at the serrations, tip and blade edges, which lose the patina first.
• Check for a name tag if you prefer the default item name.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the patina with crisp borders and no scratches.
• Players who inspect their knife often and value the sharpest edge contrast.
• The choice for a buyer who wants the finish exactly as designed.