★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The orange anodizing and hand-etched tiger stripes make this M9 Bayonet easy to spot even in a quick inspect. At Minimal Wear the colour is still bright, with at most small marks near the tip or on the spine teeth that need a close look to find. It keeps the familiar look of the finish at a lower grade.

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.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

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.

At Minimal Wear small specks or light scuffs can appear on the very tip, along the spine teeth and on the edges of the guard ring. The broad faces of the blade and the stripe pattern stay intact. At normal distance in game it is very hard to tell apart from a Factory New copy. The colour remains saturated, without the faded patches that heavier wear would bring.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.08

The float of ★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.08 — 12% 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:

• Chroma Case (on sale since Jan 8, 2015)
• Chroma 2 Case (on sale since Apr 15, 2015)
• Chroma 3 Case

Price by quality

Among 23 skins of the M9 Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 9th 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 32% 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 Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want the bright tiger stripe look in game and do not mind tiny marks on close inspection.
• Buyers looking for a more accessible way into this knife and finish.
• Conclusion: nearly the same look in game at a lower grade.