★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife | Black Laminate (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Black Laminate is built around texture rather than colour, which makes Field-Tested a sensible middle ground for it. Scuffs along the edge and tip read as part of the stonewashed look rather than as damage. The laminate handle still shows its grey and beige grain clearly.

Item type: knife. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

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

Appearance in Field-Tested

The blade is dark grey with a mottled stonewashed texture across the whole flat, a bevel line running down to the tip and the gut hook cut into the spine. A row of jimping sits on the spine near the handle.

Scuffs become visible along the edge, on the tip and around the gut hook, with lighter metal showing through in places. The flat of the blade near the handle stays mostly dark. The handle scales may show slight lightening at their outer edges while the grain stays clear. In game the wear reads as texture rather than damage.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ Gut Knife | Black Laminate 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:

• Gamma Case
• Gamma 2 Case

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 12th of 18 skins Covert Gut Knife in this quality (the first being 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 28% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the stonewashed blade can hide small differences that only show near the edge and tip.
• Inspect the cutting edge, the gut hook and the tip, as these lose finish first.
• Look at the contrast of the handle layers on worn copies, because faded grain changes the overall look more than blade scratches do.
• Note whether the copy is StatTrak™ or carries a name tag, as both are fixed to the item.

Who should buy Field-Tested

• Players looking for a balanced option where the wear fits the stonewashed style.
• Buyers who want the handle grain to stay clear while saving compared with cleaner grades.
• Conclusion: a sensible middle ground for everyday play.