★ Talon Knife | Safari Mesh (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This ★ Talon Knife | Safari Mesh pairs a hooked blade with a quiet green-grey spray-paint camouflage. In Minimal Wear the mesh still looks complete, and any marks are limited to tiny specks near the edge and tip that are hard to spot in game. It gives almost the same look as the cleanest grade at a more relaxed level of condition.

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.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The whole knife is painted in an olive, khaki and grey-green palette with a fine net pattern sprayed over it and soft darker blotches on top. The curved blade carries darker mottling along the spine, a row of serrated teeth near the base and three round holes, while the cutting edge shows a lighter steel band.

Small specks of bare metal may appear on the cutting edge and the very tip. The spine teeth can show faint marks on their points. At normal distance in game these are practically invisible. The flat of the blade, the grip and the ring stay clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of ★ Talon Knife | Safari Mesh is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% 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:

• Horizon Case
• Danger Zone Case

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 2.1× dearer
• Field-Tested — 8% cheaper
• Well-Worn — 3% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2% cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

Among 17 skins of the Talon Knife in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

StatTrak™ version

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 16% dearer than the regular one.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the grade, since cleaner values keep more paint on the edge and teeth.
• Look at the cutting edge, tip and finger ring first, as these lose paint before the rest of the knife.
• Compare the blade flat on inspect screenshots, because worn copies differ in how much of the mesh survives there.
• Decide whether you need the StatTrak™ version, which exists for this knife.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look without chasing the top grade.
• Buyers who accept tiny edge marks that are not visible in game.
• A sensible balance between appearance and condition.