★ Talon Knife | Case Hardened (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Talon Knife | Case Hardened pairs a curved karambit blade with a colour case-hardened patina of blue, violet and gold over polished steel. The ivory handle with brass rivets and the finger ring finish the look. In Factory New the colour patches look crisp and saturated, and the transitions between blue and gold are at their sharpest.

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.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The curved blade carries the case-hardened patina: blue, violet and orange patches gather toward the tip and along the spine, shifting into pale gold and olive steel near the base. The spine has saw-tooth ridges and three round cut-outs, which take the same mottled colouring. The handle is ivory-coloured with brass rivets and a round central emblem, and the finger ring at the end repeats the blue and purple tint of the blade. The pattern placement differs from copy to copy, so the share of blue and gold varies. On worn copies the colour goes first from the cutting edge, the tip, the spine teeth and the outer surface of the ring.

The patina is complete across the blade, spine and finger ring, with no visible scratches. Colours keep their full depth, and the polished steel between the patches stays bright. At normal distance in game the blue and gold read clearly on the inspect animation. The ivory handle and brass rivets look clean.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of ★ Talon Knife | 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:

• Horizon Case
• Danger Zone Case

Price by quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 1.9× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2.4× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2.6× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.7× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

Among 17 skins of the Talon Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 2nd by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.7× dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the pattern on both sides of the blade, because the amount of blue and gold differs between copies.
• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, as copies at the cleaner end keep more colour on the tip and spine.
• Inspect the cutting edge, spine teeth and finger ring, since these lose the patina first.
• Note whether the knife is StatTrak™ and whether it carries a name tag.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the patina with full colour depth and no scratches.
• Players who inspect their knife often and want the cleanest look.
• Conclusion: the grade for those who want this finish at its best.