★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet | Night (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred Night turns the calm dark spray coat into a patchy mix of slate blue paint and bare silver steel. Much of the blade shows metal, especially toward the edge and tip, while darker paint holds on mainly in the recessed areas and the middle of the handle segments. It is the most affordable way into the M9 Bayonet with this scheme, and the rough look suits players who want a weathered knife.

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

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The blade is sprayed a matte dark slate blue with a slightly mottled texture, broken by the oval hole near the spine and the row of sawback teeth. The guard and finger ring are painted a darker charcoal grey, which separates the blade from the handle.

Most of the blade shows bare steel, with the slate blue paint left in uneven patches. The guard and ring are heavily scuffed, and the handle ribs are worn on every raised segment. In game the knife reads as silver-grey with dark blotches rather than a dark knife. Paint survives mainly in recesses and between the grip ribs.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet | Night is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

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.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 8th of 18 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 44% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within its wear grade, since lower values keep the edge and sawback darker.
• Look at the cutting edge, tip and sawback teeth on the inspect screen, as these lose paint first.
• Pattern does not matter for this solid-colour finish, so compare copies by float and condition only.
• Note whether a name tag is applied and whether the copy is StatTrak™, as both versions exist.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget buyers who want an M9 Bayonet at the most accessible grade.
• Players who enjoy a heavily weathered, mostly steel look.
• Conclusion: the entry point into this knife for those who do not mind heavy wear.