★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened (Minimal Wear)

The ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened in Minimal Wear (MW) is a Covert rank CS2 bayonet with the ★ mark and a blade of blue, purple and gold swirls. In this wear the band is 0.07 to 0.15, which is 8% of the 0.00 to 1.00 scale.

What the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened looks like in Minimal Wear

Patches of gold, blue and purple spread over the face of the blade and turn lighter toward the tip. The handle is black with ribs, and the guard and ring are brass-colored. Valve's description says the finish is carburizing: charcoal and high temperature.

At Minimal Wear the knife shows only light use.

Where the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened came from

By Valve's description, the M9 Bayonet was originally made for the rifle, though it does well in close combat too. The finish is found in eleven cases, from the CS:GO Weapon Case to the Revolver Case.

What to check before buying

What changes from listing to listing on the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened:

• the float: this wear is a narrow band, 0.07 to 0.15, so the number differs by only eight hundredths;


• the pattern: judge how blue and gold are spread over the blade from the picture of the listing;


• the inscription: a name tag can go on Case Hardened, stickers cannot;


• the edition: the StatTrak version of Case Hardened sits in the catalog as a separate item.

What the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened costs in Minimal Wear

Factory New costs 2.35 times as much. Field-Tested is 1.14 times cheaper, Well-Worn 1.28 times and Battle-Scarred 1.27 times.

Among the 28 Covert M9 Bayonet finishes in Minimal Wear, Case Hardened lies in the middle: 13 are cheaper and 14 dearer. Slaughter and Tiger Tooth are above it, a fifth dearer. Blue Steel is on its level, while Black Laminate and Ultraviolet are a seventh cheaper or more. Of the priciest finishes, Doppler Phase 2 costs nearly three times as much, Gamma Doppler Phase 2 nearly four times, and Gamma Doppler Emerald eleven times.

Getting the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened

It arrives from eleven cases, among them the CS:GO Weapon Case, and the float of a listing in Minimal Wear is assigned at the opening.

A craft from five Covert skins gives a rare special item from the collections of the skins put in. The ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened in Minimal Wear lies outside that path.

Is there a StatTrak version

A StatTrak version of the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened is in the game.

Who this wear suits

This wear of the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened is sensible if at least one of these fits:

• you want the finish with light wear and no surcharge for Factory New, which costs 2.35 times as much;


• the bayonet in CS2 has to keep a blade in the blue and gold range;


• a Field-Tested float above 0.15 will not do.