★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Black Laminate (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Karambit | Black Laminate pairs a stonewashed curved blade with a layered laminate handle in grey and near-black stripes. In Factory New the mottled blade texture and the fine laminate grain look their sharpest, with crisp edges along the finger grooves and the ring. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the restrained finish exactly as intended.

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.

Appearance in Factory New

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.

Factory New shows the laminate bands with clean, sharp borders and no scuffing on the finger grooves. The blade texture is only the intended stonewash, without extra marks. The ring rim stays even and dark. In game the knife looks crisp from every inspect angle.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of ★ StatTrak™ Karambit | Black Laminate ranges from 0 to 1; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 7% 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:

• Gamma Case
• Gamma 2 Case

Price by quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 1.7× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.2× cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 9th of 23 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 33% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• 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 Factory New

• Collectors who want the laminate grain and blade texture with no added wear.
• Players who inspect their knife often and notice every edge.
• Conclusion: the cleanest version of a restrained, tool-like Karambit.