★ StatTrak™ Bayonet | Blue Steel (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

★ Bayonet | Blue Steel in Battle-Scarred is the most weathered version of the blued blade. Bare-looking steel breaks through the patina along the edge, spine and tip, while the centre of the blade still holds dark blue. The grip and guard look the same as on cleaner copies, so the knife keeps its overall silhouette and colour balance.

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.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The blade is covered in a dark cold-blued patina that ranges from near-black to a lighter steel blue, with the long fuller and the hole near the tip picking up the same tone. The colour is not perfectly uniform: patina skins vary the distribution of lighter and darker blue from copy to copy.

Heavy scratching covers the edge, tip and spine, and lighter steel shows through in wide areas around them. The fuller and the hole near the tip lose some of their sharp dark outline. In game the blade looks weathered, with blue holding mainly in the centre. The grip and guard are not affected by the finish wear.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Bayonet | Blue Steel ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% 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:

• CS:GO Weapon Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 2 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• CS:GO Weapon Case 3 (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Operation Bravo Case (on sale since Sep 20, 2013)
• Winter Offensive Weapon Case (on sale since Dec 18, 2013)
• eSports 2013 Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014)

And 5 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Among 18 skins of the Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This is the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon shows confirmed kills. There is also the regular version without the counter. Right now the StatTrak™ version is 30% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float keeps the edge and tip noticeably cleaner.
• Look at the inspect screenshot for the patina pattern, as the balance of dark and light blue differs between copies.
• Examine the cutting edge, spine and tip, because these lose the bluing first.
• Check for a name tag and whether it is a StatTrak™ version if either matters to you.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players whose main goal is the Bayonet model itself at the lowest entry grade.
• Those who prefer a heavily weathered, battle-worn look on blued steel.
• Conclusion: the entry option for the knife, with blue kept mainly in the centre of the blade.