★ Karambit | Freehand (Factory New)

The ★ Karambit | Freehand in Factory New (FN) is a Covert karambit with the ★ star, covered in white marks over a purple blade. In CS2 it comes out of the Gamma Case and the Gamma 2 Case. The finish's float scale runs from 0.00 to 0.48, and this wear takes the first 15% of it. Within this wear the floats span 0.00 to 0.07.

What the ★ Karambit | Freehand looks like in Factory New

The blade is flooded with purple, and small marks, symbols and squiggles are drawn over it in white paint, interwoven into one continuous design. The ring on the handle carries the same design. The handle itself is dark gray and rubberized, with finger grooves and a notched spine.

Wear is at its cleanest here: the design lies whole on the blade and the paint is not rubbed off. Factory New is fixed at the drop, and the knife does not lose it later.

What to check before buying

Before paying for a ★ Karambit | Freehand, it is useful to check:

• float within 0.00 to 0.07: the closer to zero, the less scuffing;


• the design on the blade and on the ring: in a clean wear it should read in full;


• name tag: possible, and there are no stickers;


• item type: the StatTrak version is listed as a separate lot.

You can buy the ★ Karambit | Freehand here almost blind, because the band of 0.00 to 0.07 is tight.

What the ★ Karambit | Freehand costs in Factory New

The gap between wears on this finish is small. Minimal Wear is cheaper by a factor of 1.06, Field-Tested by 1.13 and Well-Worn by 1.07, while Battle-Scarred costs the same as Factory New.

In Factory New this is one of the less expensive finishes among Covert karambits: of thirty-two, only Bright Water is cheaper and thirty are pricier. Above it sit Damascus Steel, Safari Mesh, Tiger Tooth and Urban Masked. The top of the row is Gamma Doppler (Emerald), Doppler (Ruby) and Doppler (Black Pearl).

Getting the ★ Karambit | Freehand

The knife drops from the Gamma Case and the Gamma 2 Case, and the wear is decided at random. Five Covert skins of one type can be put together into a rare special item. A karambit with this finish cannot be ordered that way, since the result is random.

Is there a StatTrak version

Yes, this karambit also comes in a StatTrak version.

Who this wear suits

Buying the ★ Karambit | Freehand in Factory New makes sense if:

• you want the design without scuffs, and Minimal Wear is cheaper by only a factor of 1.06;


• you want a purple-and-white karambit for a CS2 loadout, with the blade as its one bright element;


• the cleanness of the finish matters: the band of 0.00 to 0.07 is tight, and listings are almost identical.