★ Paracord Knife | Blue Steel (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

This is a cold-blued survival knife where the main visual element is the colour of the steel itself. In Well-Worn the blue tone is broken up by scratches and lighter patches across the blade, while the paracord grip looks the same as on cleaner copies. The overall impression is of a knife that has seen real use.

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 Well-Worn

The blade is covered in a cold-blued patina that gives it a dark blue to blue-grey tone, slightly lighter along the bevel and darker on the flat. The long slot cutout and the small holes along the spine break up the surface and catch light against the blued steel.

Scratches spread from the edge and tip onto the blade flat, and the spine area shows lighter worn patches. The blue colour looks uneven, with greyish zones between darker areas. In first person the wear is visible without inspecting, giving the knife a used look. The region near the handle is usually the best preserved part of the blade.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The float of ★ Paracord Knife | Blue Steel ranges from 0 to 1; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 7% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

It drops as a rare special item from:

• Shattered Web Case
• Fracture Case

Price by quality

Compared with the Well-Worn quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 2.3× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 27% dearer
• Field-Tested — 3% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 2% dearer

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

Among 13 skins of the Paracord Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.6× dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at the inspect screenshots, since the patina pattern changes how blue or how dark the blade appears.
• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, as copies near the cleaner end of a grade show fewer scratches on the edge and tip.
• Examine the tip, cutting edge and spine closely, because these parts lose the bluing first.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ or carries a name tag, as both affect what you are paying for.

Who the Well-Worn quality suits

• Budget-minded players who want the Paracord Knife in a blued finish.
• Fans of a used, uneven steel look.
• Conclusion: a cheaper entry with clearly visible character.