★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened (Well-Worn)

The ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened in Well-Worn (WW) is a Covert rank CS2 bayonet with the ★ mark, blue, purple and gold along the blade. Its float lies within 0.38 to 0.45, which is 7% of the 0.00 to 1.00 scale.

What the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened looks like in Well-Worn

The colors on the blade run from golden yellow to blue and purple, lightening at the tip. The handle is ribbed and black, while the guard with its ring is golden. Valve's explanation of the finish: the surface is hardened through charcoal at high temperature.

In Well-Worn the wear is already clearly visible. Whatever float the knife drops with, between 0.38 and 0.45, it stays on the knife for good.

Where the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened came from

Valve writes of the M9 that the bayonet was meant to mount on a rifle and works in close combat. The finish turns up in eleven cases, among them the CS:GO Weapon Case, the Revolver Case and the Operation Bravo, Operation Phoenix and Operation Vanguard cases.

What to check before buying

When picking a ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened listing, these matter:

• the float: the 0.38 to 0.45 band is narrow, and the number differs by only seven hundredths;


• the pattern: compare the blade of the listing with its picture, not with the name;


• the name tag: a name can go on Case Hardened, and the knife has no stickers;


• StatTrak: look for the Case Hardened knife with that feature in the catalog as a separate entry.

What the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened costs in Well-Worn

Factory New costs 3.02 times as much, Minimal Wear 1.28 times and Field-Tested 1.12 times. Battle-Scarred is level.

Among the 18 Covert M9 Bayonet finishes in Well-Worn, Case Hardened stands above the middle: 13 are cheaper and four dearer. Its nearest neighbors are very close: Crimson Web and Blue Steel are a little dearer, Black Laminate is level, and Lore and Damascus Steel are a little cheaper. Of those that cost more, Autotronic is 1.4 times higher. The floor of the row is held by Safari Mesh, Forest DDPAT and Boreal Forest.

Getting the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened

It drops from eleven cases, the CS:GO Weapon Case among them, and the float of a listing in Well-Worn is determined at the moment of opening.

Five Covert skins of one type trade for a random rare special item. The ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened in Well-Worn would come out of it only by chance.

Is there a StatTrak version

The ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened is available with StatTrak in the game.

Who this wear suits

Well-Worn on the ★ M9 Bayonet | Case Hardened is worth buying when:

• you want this finish without paying extra for the upper wears, which cost 1.28 times as much and more;


• wear on the blade does not matter and the hardening colors stay readable in CS2;


• Battle-Scarred gives no saving, since it costs the same.