★ StatTrak™ Flip Knife | Case Hardened (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

★ Flip Knife | Case Hardened is recognisable by its curved blade, serrated spine and multicoloured heat-treated metal next to an olive textured handle. In Field-Tested the patina is still clearly visible, but light scratches start to soften the colour on the blade. The overall look stays intact at normal viewing distance.

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 back-swept blade carries the whole finish: a heat-treated patina where gold and bronze metal is mixed with patches of blue and purple. The spine near the guard has a serrated section, and the coloured patches flow across it as well as over the flat of the blade.

Light scratches cover the tip, the cutting edge and the serrated spine, and begin to reach the flat of the blade. The patina is slightly softened, but the blue and gold patches remain easy to make out. In game the knife still reads as clearly coloured metal. The central part of the blade and most of the handle keep a tidy look.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Flip Knife | Case Hardened is 0–1; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (23% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

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 Flip Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 4th 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 check before buying

• Look at the pattern on the actual copy, since the amount and placement of blue differ between blades.
• Check both sides of the blade in inspect, because the pattern on one side does not predict the other.
• Note where the float sits within the wear grade, as copies at the cleaner end show more saturated colour.
• Look at the tip and cutting edge first, as these show wear earliest.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the Flip Knife for daily use and accept light scratches.
• Buyers who care more about the blue and gold pattern than a perfect surface.
• Conclusion: a sensible middle choice.