★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Black Laminate (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred is the most weathered take on this knife, with heavy scuffing across the laminate and the metal parts. The silhouette of the Karambit and the layered grip still carry the look, and the rough blade texture hides much of the damage at normal distance. It is the most accessible entry into this knife.

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.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The curved blade carries a stonewashed finish in dark steel grey with a mottled, uneven texture and a small marking near its base. The handle is built from laminate layers: pale grey outer bands frame darker grey and near-black inner layers that follow the finger grooves in wavy contours.

Battle-Scarred shows heavy scuffing across most of the handle, with the laminate bands much less distinct. The ring and the jimping areas look rough, and the blade is covered in wear over its stonewash. Only the deeper inner parts of the grip keep some of their original contrast. In game the silhouette and grey tones still carry the knife's look.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Black Laminate ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

It drops as a rare special item from:

• Gamma Case
• Gamma 2 Case

Price by quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.2× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 28% dearer
• Field-Tested — 10% dearer
• Well-Worn — 8% dearer

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 6th of 18 skins Covert Karambit 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 4% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since copies near the cleaner end show noticeably less scuffing on the handle.
• Inspect the finger groove edges and the ring rim, as these are the first places where wear shows on this knife.
• Look at the blade in close inspect, because the stonewash can hide scratches that become visible from certain angles.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget buyers looking for the most accessible way into a Karambit.
• Players who care more about the knife model than the condition of the finish.
• Conclusion: the entry-level grade that keeps the knife's silhouette and character.