★ Paracord Knife | Case Hardened (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Case Hardened finish turns the Paracord Knife blade into a mix of warm gold and cold blue-purple tones, held by a grey paracord-wrapped handle. In Minimal Wear the colour field still looks whole, and any traces of use stay small and close to the edges. For most buyers it reads almost the same as a factory-fresh copy in hand.

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.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The finish covers the metal of the knife: the blade, the spine with its long cut-out slot and the small guard area. The base of the blade is a pale gold with soft yellow and cream tones, while blue and purple patches gather towards the tip and along parts of the edge, with rusty orange spots near the spine and the base.

Light marks may appear on the very tip and in places along the cutting edge, usually small enough to need a close look. The main colour field on the flat of the blade stays intact. At normal viewing distance in game the knife reads as practically clean. The spine and the area around the slot remain largely untouched.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The float of ★ Paracord Knife | Case Hardened ranges from 0 to 1; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 8% 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

Taking Minimal Wear as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.3× dearer
• Field-Tested — 18% cheaper
• Well-Worn — 22% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 20% cheaper

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

By price this skin is 7th of 17 skins Covert Paracord Knife 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 2× dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Look at the pattern on the actual copy, since the share of blue, gold and purple differs from one knife to another.
• Check the float position within the wear grade, because a low float keeps the edge and tip noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the tip, the cutting edge and the spine around the slot, as these lose colour first.
• Check whether the knife carries a name tag and whether it suits you.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a nearly clean blade and are fine with tiny marks on the tip.
• Buyers looking for a good pattern who are ready to compromise slightly on condition.
• A sensible balance between appearance and cost.