★ Gut Knife | Stained (Minimal Wear)

The ★ Gut Knife | Stained (Minimal Wear, MW) carries the same forced patina as every copy of this
Covert ★ finish, with lemon and mustard etched into the blade's surface. Minimal Wear is the
second-cleanest of the five available grades, just a step down from the sharpest possible look.

Design

Lemon and mustard dripped onto the metal give this finish its mottled, discolored surface
instead of a conventional paint job. It even carries the flavor text "If you think it's messy now,
wait until you see it under a blacklight," which fits the grimy theme.

★ Gut Knife | Stained (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Minimal Wear covers 0.07–0.15 of this finish's full 0.00–1.00 float range — a modest step past
Factory New (FN) rather than a heavily aged look. The patina pattern is still easy to read clearly at
this grade.

Gut Knife | Stained Rarity

Covert ★ on a knife signals the rare special ("knife") category, not an ordinary weapon-grade
Covert — the gold-tier pull that sits above every regular case drop. That status holds regardless
of wear grade.

Gut Knife | Stained Case and Collection

No single collection houses this finish; it's one of the originals and has shown up across many
cases, the CS:GO Weapon Case and Revolver Case among them. The rare-special ("knife") tier drops
at roughly 0.26% from any of those cases, which is why the market is the more common route to one.

Gut Knife | Stained Patterns

Stained has no blue-gem or rare-seed tier, but copies still aren't all identical — the patina
texture shifts from seed to seed, and a cleaner, more even stain is generally the more desirable
result among collectors. It's worth eyeing the actual pattern on a listing before buying.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish also comes as a StatTrak™ version, adding a kill counter that sticks with the
item permanently across trades and sales. Souvenir copies were never made for it, since knives
don't appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages.

Gut Knife | Stained Price

Minimal Wear runs a step below Factory New on this finish's own price ladder while still
looking close to it. Stained as a whole holds a mid-tier price position among this knife's
finishes — comfortably in the middle, not a budget pick or the priciest. It's available to buy on
Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Minimal Wear noticeably different from Factory New here?

Not dramatically. Minimal Wear covers 0.07–0.15 on the float scale, so the patina still reads
clearly and the blade looks close to its cleanest state. You give up a small amount of sharpness
for a lower price rather than accepting visible extra wear.

Do all Stained copies look the same?

No — while there's no rare blue-gem seed to chase, the patina texture varies from copy to copy,
and collectors do prefer a cleaner, more even stain over a blotchy one. It's worth comparing
listings rather than assuming they're interchangeable.

Is Minimal Wear a good value pick on this finish?

Yes — it costs less than Factory New while still showing the patina clearly, and Stained is
already priced in the middle of this knife's finish lineup. It's a reasonable way to get the look
without paying the cleanest-float premium.