★ M9 Bayonet | Fade (Minimal Wear)

The ★ M9 Bayonet | Fade (Minimal Wear) is a Covert ★ knife finish built from a chrome base coat airbrushed with transparent, blending paints. Minimal Wear is the lower of only two grades this finish reaches, still landing close to the top of its narrow float range.

Design

The look comes from a chrome base airbrushed with transparent paints that fade into one another along the blade, with no fixed pattern — coverage differs from one copy to the next. It ships with the flavor line "This isn't just a weapon, it's a conversation piece."

★ M9 Bayonet | Fade (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Because the finish is capped between 0.00 and 0.08, Minimal Wear is as worn as an M9 Bayonet Fade ever gets — a full-range skin at this float would already look rough, but here the blade still reads close to mint. It's a small step down from Factory New rather than a heavily aged grade. In float terms, this grade runs 0.07–0.08.

M9 Bayonet | Fade Rarity

Rarity: Covert ★, the rare special ("knife") tier that stands above every regular weapon grade in a case. That tier is scarce on its own, independent of which wear a given copy happens to land on.

M9 Bayonet | Fade Case and Collection

Rather than belonging to one collection, this finish is among the original knife finishes and drops from a broad spread of cases — the CS:GO Weapon Case and the Revolver Case are two well-known ones among several others. Across the board, the rare-special tier pulls at about 0.26% per case, which is why most copies change hands on the market instead of coming from a fresh unbox.

M9 Bayonet Fade Percentage

"Best pattern" on a Fade comes down to Fade percentage — how much of the purple-pink-yellow spectrum has spread across the blade. A full 100% Fade is the grail and sells at a clear premium over the more typical 90-95% copies; a top-percentage piece can be worth several times an average one. That share is set by the paint seed when the skin is created and stays fixed for good, wear or no wear — there's no "blue gem" angle, just chasing coverage. Even at Minimal Wear, a high percentage still reads clearly on this near-mint blade.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This knife is also available as a StatTrak™ version, adding a kill counter that sticks with the item permanently through every trade or sale. Souvenir versions were never made for it — knives simply don't appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages, regardless of finish.

M9 Bayonet | Fade Price

Minimal Wear runs a step below Factory New on the Fade's price ladder, making it the more accessible of the finish's two grades while still sitting in the upper-mid range among this knife's finishes as a whole. Fade percentage still moves the needle more than the wear grade does. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Minimal Wear a big downgrade from Factory New on the Fade?

Not really. Since the finish is capped at a 0.08 float, Minimal Wear still sits well inside near-mint territory — it's a modest step down, not a visibly worn skin. The visual difference is far smaller than on a full-range M9 Bayonet finish.

What is the best M9 Bayonet Fade percentage or seed?

Look for a full 100% Fade — it's the grail pattern and carries a clear premium over the common 90-95% copies, with a low-float 100% able to fetch a large multiple of an average one. The percentage comes from the paint seed and is fixed for the copy's whole life, so it never changes as the knife wears.

What are the best gloves for the M9 Bayonet Fade?

Since the fade runs through warm oranges, pinks, or purples depending on the copy, gloves in a matching warm or iridescent tone tie the loadout together nicely. A neutral black or dark pair also works if you'd rather let the blade's fade do the talking. For the best M9 Bayonet Fade glove combo, echo those tones rather than fighting them.