★ Skeleton Knife | Doppler (Factory New) Ruby

Skin overview

★ Skeleton Knife | Doppler (Ruby) pairs a skeletonized frame with a deep red candy-coated finish, marbled with darker crimson swirls. In Factory New the red stays saturated from the tip to the finger ring, and the marbling keeps its depth under any light. This is the condition for buyers who want the phase exactly as it was designed.

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: Minimal Wear.

Appearance in Factory New

The whole blade is coated in deep red with darker, almost wine-coloured marbling that flows from the spine towards the edge, while lighter pinkish tones catch the light near the fuller. A thin dark bevel runs along the cutting edge and outlines the blade shape. The row of small holes and the large finger ring share the same red finish, and the ring and pommel end carry the marbling as well. The handle is wrapped in black tape, with strips of red showing between the wraps and on the pommel with its small lanyard hole. On worn copies the first marks appear at the tip and along the edge, followed by the rim of the finger ring.

Factory New copies show no visible wear on the blade, ring or pommel. The red keeps its gloss and the dark marbling stays sharp from the spine to the edge. In game the knife reads as a clean, uniform red at any distance. Lower floats within the grade simply guarantee that even close inspection finds nothing.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of ★ Skeleton Knife | Doppler Ruby ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 88% 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 is the rare special item of Fever Case — knives and gloves drop far less often than the regular contents.

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the grade, since the cleanest Factory New and borderline Minimal Wear copies are valued differently.
• Look at the tip and the cutting edge in the inspect view, as these are the first places where the red thins out.
• Compare how dark the marbling is on the blade, because the balance of bright and deep red varies between copies.
• Decide whether you need the StatTrak™ version and check if a name tag has been applied.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the Ruby phase in its cleanest form.
• Players who inspect their knife often and notice small details.
• Conclusion: the choice for those who want the phase without compromise.