★ Ursus Knife | Case Hardened (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Ursus Knife | Case Hardened pairs a tanto-style blade covered in a heat-treated patina of gold, blue and violet with an olive rubberised grip. In Factory New the colour transitions sit sharp on the faceted steel, and every flat of the blade keeps its glossy finish. This is the grade for buyers who want the patina exactly as it was applied.

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 finish covers only the blade: a faceted tanto shape with a patina of pale gold and yellow over most of the steel, turning into blue, violet and darker reddish spots toward the spine and guard. The colour placement depends on the pattern, so one copy can be mostly gold while another shows large blue areas. The guard and pommel are dark, and the handle is an olive rubberised grip with a dotted texture and a lanyard hole at the end. On worn copies the cutting edge and the tip lose the patina first, followed by the raised facet lines of the blade.

The blade shows no scratches, and the patina keeps full saturation across every facet. Edge and tip are as clean as the flats. In game the gold and blue zones read bright and crisp at any distance. The olive grip looks the same as on every other grade.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of ★ Ursus 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

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 2.2× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2.6× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2.8× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.8× cheaper

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

By price this skin is 5th of 17 skins Covert Ursus 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 48% dearer than the regular one.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the pattern on both sides of the blade, since the amount of blue versus gold varies strongly between copies.
• Check the float position within the wear grade, as copies near the cleaner end show a sharper edge and tip.
• Inspect the cutting edge and the tip first, because these parts lose the patina before the rest.
• Note whether a name tag is applied and whether it is a StatTrak™ version.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the patina with full colour and no marks.
• Buyers hunting for a specific blue-heavy or gold-heavy pattern in the cleanest state.
• The top choice when appearance matters more than budget.