★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet | Safari Mesh (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The finish pairs a muted green base with a dark net-like stencil pattern, giving the bayonet a dusty, outdoor camouflage feel. Minimal Wear keeps almost all of that pattern intact, with only faint thinning at the sharpest edges that is hard to spot in game. For many players it is the sensible way to get a near-clean copy without paying for the narrow top grade.

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

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The blade is covered in a pale olive and sage base with darker grey-black mesh blotches and lighter sprayed patches running from the tip to the guard. The serrated spine, the hole near the tip and the cutting edge carry the same camouflage, with the edge already showing a thin line of bare steel.

Light thinning appears on the tip and at the points of the spine teeth, with occasional tiny specks on the guard ring. The blade flats and the grip still hold the full pattern. At normal distance in game it is hard to tell from Factory New. The overall colour balance of green and grey is unchanged.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of ★ StatTrak™ M9 Bayonet | Safari Mesh is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

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

Among 23 skins of the M9 Bayonet 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 25% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float keeps noticeably more paint on the blade than a high one.
• Look at the cutting edge, tip and spine teeth on the inspect screenshot, as these parts lose paint first.
• On worn copies compare how the green patches sit on the blade flats, because the pattern placement changes how much camouflage remains visible.
• Confirm whether the copy is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag you want to keep.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Buyers who rarely notice tiny specks on the tip and spine in game.
• Conclusion: a balanced option between condition and cost.