★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth is an M9 Bayonet anodized in a warm golden orange, with darker brown tiger stripes etched across the blade. In Factory New the anodized layer looks even and saturated from tip to guard, so the stripes keep sharp, clean outlines. This is the grade for buyers who want the finish to look exactly as intended.

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 whole blade, including the sawtooth spine and the cutout near it, is covered in glossy golden orange anodizing. Uneven dark brown stripes run diagonally across both faces of the blade, thicker near the spine and fading towards the edge, much like a tiger's coat. The crossguard, its ring and the pommel cap share the same orange tone, so the colour frames the knife from end to end. The ribbed grip keeps its dark grey rubbered look. On worn copies the first marks show on the tip, the spine teeth and the edges of the guard and ring.

In Factory New the anodized blade shows no visible marks, and the colour is uniform across both faces. The stripes keep crisp edges up to the tip, and the spine teeth stay fully orange. In game the knife reads as a solid bright gold blade with clear dark stripes. The guard, ring and pommel look as clean as the blade.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of ★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth is 0–0.08; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (88% 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:

• 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 M9 Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 19th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 5% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since lower values mean fewer marks on the tip and spine.
• Inspect the tip, the spine teeth and the guard ring closely, as these are where any wear shows first.
• Stripe placement varies slightly between patterns, so look at the inspect screenshots if a particular stripe layout matters to you.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag you are happy with.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the anodized finish without any visible marks.
• Players who inspect their knife often and want the stripes to stay crisp up close.
• Conclusion: the choice for a flawless copy of this finish.