★ Survival Knife | Night Stripe (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The finish is a calm, almost monochrome spray-paint camouflage in dark blue-grey, with faint stripes left by a tape mask. In Minimal Wear the coat still reads as complete, and any thin marks usually sit on the tip or the serrations, where they are hard to spot in game. It keeps the clean look of the top grade while being a more practical choice.

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.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The blade is painted in a dark slate blue-grey, with slightly darker and lighter stripes from the tape mask running across it and faint warmer tints near the gut hook. The serrated section stays bright, so the silver teeth stand out against the matte paint.

Light marks may appear on the tip and along the cutting edge, sometimes on the serrations. The flat of the blade and the whole handle remain clean. At normal distance in game it is hard to tell from Factory New. Higher floats in this grade show the edge scuffs a little more clearly.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The float of ★ Survival Knife | Night Stripe ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 11% 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:

• Shattered Web Case
• Fracture Case

Price by quality

By price this skin is 13th of 17 skins Covert Survival Knife in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 1.7× dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position inside the grade, since paint loss on the edges and gut hook grows noticeably within one wear.
• Look at the tip, spine and serrations in the inspect view, as these show wear first.
• Compare the handle ridges and bolts on worn copies, because some keep far more paint there than others.
• Decide whether you need StatTrak™, as both versions exist and look the same.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Buyers who rarely inspect the knife up close.
• Conclusion: a sensible balance between appearance and cost.