★ StatTrak™ Kukri Knife | Stained (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Kukri Knife | Stained puts a forced patina of cool grey and steel-blue blotches across the curved blade, set against a dark ribbed handle. In Factory New the patina is complete from spine to edge, and every outlined blotch reads sharply. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the stained metal intact.

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: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The finish covers the curved blade with a forced patina: a pale steel base with irregular grey and steel-blue blotches, each with a darker outline. Near the cutting edge the metal looks lighter and more polished, while the flat and the notched spine carry the densest staining.

The patina is complete across the blade, and the blotch outlines are crisp. The tip, edge and spine notches keep their staining. In game the blade shows an even mottled grey-blue surface on inspect. The dark grip looks the same as in every grade.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

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

• Kilowatt Case
• Gallery Case

Price by quality

Among 12 skins of the Kukri Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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 37% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since a low float keeps more patina on the tip and edge.
• Look at blotch placement on inspect, as copies differ in where the staining gathers.
• Inspect the tip, cutting edge and spine notches, which lose the patina first.
• Check whether the knife is StatTrak™ and whether it has a name tag.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the patina complete from spine to edge.
• Players who inspect often and want crisp blotch outlines.
• The pick for an untouched stained blade.