★ Falchion Knife | Stained (Minimal Wear)

This Falchion Knife | Stained (Minimal Wear) copy carries the finish's forced lemon-and-mustard patina with only the lightest touch of extra wear beyond Factory New. It's still a Covert ★ knife finish, and at this grade the mottled staining remains easy to read across the blade.

Design

The blade gets a forced patina from lemon and mustard dripped across the metal rather than any painted artwork, leaving an uneven, blotchy stain pattern. It ships with the flavor line "If you think it's messy now, wait until you see it under a blacklight."

Falchion Knife | Stained (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Within the finish's full 0.00–1.00 float range, Minimal Wear sits just above the cleanest grade, spanning roughly 0.07–0.15 on the float scale. The patina still looks close to its freshest here, with only a slight step down from Factory New's crispness.

Falchion Knife | Stained Rarity

This finish carries Covert ★ status — the rare special ("knife") category rather than a standard weapon-grade Covert. That rarity holds across every wear grade, Minimal Wear included.

Falchion Knife | Stained Case and Collection

No broader collection applies here; the Falchion Case is the sole source of this finish. Pulling the rare-special tier from that case happens around 0.26% of the time, which sends a good share of copies toward the trading market instead of fresh unboxes.

Falchion Knife | Stained Patterns

There's no blue-gem tier to chase, but the patina texture genuinely differs by seed — some copies stain more evenly than others, and collectors do have a preference for the cleaner-looking spreads. Two Minimal Wear copies can still look noticeably different depending on which seed they carry.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ edition of this finish exists too, adding a permanent kill counter that follows the knife through trades and sales. No Souvenir version was ever made, since knives are excluded from Major-tournament souvenir packages entirely.

Falchion Knife | Stained Price

As the most accessible finish on this knife, Stained still counts as a premium purchase — nothing on this knife comes cheap. Minimal Wear runs a touch below Factory New on this finish's own price ladder while remaining ahead of the three wear grades further down. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How different does Minimal Wear look from Factory New here?

Barely — both sit near the bottom of the finish's 0.00–1.00 float range, so the patina reads nearly as crisp at Minimal Wear as at Factory New. The main difference between the two is a small price gap rather than anything visible to the eye.

Should I check the seed before buying this wear grade?

Yes. Even without a blue-gem tier, the lemon-and-mustard patina spreads differently seed to seed, so one Minimal Wear listing can look noticeably cleaner or messier than another. Comparing a few listings' images before buying is worth the extra minute.

Does the Stained Falchion come with StatTrak?

Yes, a StatTrak™ version exists and keeps a permanent, tradeable kill count. There's no Souvenir edition, though, since Major-tournament souvenir packages never include knives regardless of case or finish.