★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened is a large bayonet with a heat-treated patina finish that mixes blue, purple and gold tones across the blade. In Factory New the colours are at their deepest and the transitions between blue and gold look clean and saturated. This is the grade for buyers who want the pattern exactly as it was generated, with nothing dulling it.

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.

Appearance in Factory New

The blade carries the main patina: irregular patches of blue and purple flow into warm gold and yellow, with darker tones along the spine and near the guard. The serrated spine teeth and the cutout near the tip catch the light and break up the pattern.

The patina is intact across the blade, guard and ring. Colour transitions are crisp and the gold areas look bright. In game the blade reads as clean, saturated metal from every angle. Nothing on the knife shows signs of use.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of ★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened 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:

• 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.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 23 skins Covert M9 Bayonet 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 1.6× dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• The pattern matters most on this skin, so check how much blue covers the blade and the side you see in game.
• Look at the float position within the wear range, since cleaner copies keep stronger colour on the tip and edge.
• Inspect the tip, cutting edge and spine teeth, as these parts lose colour first.
• Check whether there is a name tag and whether it suits the knife.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the patina at full saturation.
• Players who inspect their knife often and want no visible marks.
• Conclusion: the choice for maximum colour and condition.