★ StatTrak™ Bayonet | Stained (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Stained is recognisable by its uneven, almost watercolour patina: dark smudges over grey-blue steel and a yellowish-green grip. In Field-Tested light scratches start to appear along the edge and tip, but the busy stain pattern hides much of this wear. It is a practical middle ground where the knife still looks coherent 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.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The blade is grey-blue steel covered in an irregular patina of darker blue-grey blotches and pale cloudy patches, running from the tip down to the crossguard. The fuller along the spine stays dark and polished, contrasting with the stained flat of the blade.

Light scratches run along the edge, the tip and parts of the spine, and the patina begins to look slightly lighter there. The first rubbing shows on the raised ridges of the grip. In game the wear is mostly hidden by the stain pattern unless you inspect closely. The center of the blade and the crossguard still look clean.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Bayonet | Stained is 0–1; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (23% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

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.

What it costs in each quality

Among 18 skins of the Bayonet in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 10th 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 24% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within its wear grade, since a low float in the grade keeps the edge and tip noticeably cleaner.
• Look at the stain layout on both sides of the blade, as the placement of dark and light patches differs between copies.
• Inspect the cutting edge, tip and grip ridges, because these are the first places where the patina wears through.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag, as both affect its appeal to different buyers.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players looking for a balance between appearance and cost.
• Those who like that the busy patina hides light wear in game.
• Conclusion: a practical everyday knife.