★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear)

The ★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear) is a Covert ★ knife finish built from an orange anodized blade hand-etched with a tiger stripe pattern. Minimal Wear is the lower of only two grades this finish reaches, still sitting close to the top of its tight float range.

Design

The look comes from anodizing the blade a vivid orange and then hand-etching a tiger stripe pattern into the surface for sharp contrast. It ships with the flavor line "Like the tiger it is rare... like the tiger it is deadly..."

★ M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Because the finish is capped between 0.00 and 0.08, Minimal Wear is as worn as a Tiger Tooth M9 Bayonet ever gets — nowhere close to the rough look a full-range skin would show at this float. It's only a small step down from Factory New, with the orange etching still looking crisp and vivid. In float terms, this grade runs 0.07–0.08.

M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth 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 terms, independent of which wear a particular copy happens to land on.

M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth Case and Collection

Rather than a single collection, this finish is tied to the Chroma line of cases — the Chroma Case, Chroma 2 Case, and Chroma 3 Case specifically. The rare-special tier overall pulls at roughly 0.26% per case, which is why most copies change hands on the market instead of coming from a fresh unbox.

M9 Bayonet | Tiger Tooth Patterns

There's no seed or blue-gem angle to chase here — the tiger stripe etching is identical across every copy of this finish, with no variation in how the pattern lands. Wear and float alone account for any difference between two Tiger Tooth knives, so shopping for one is straightforward.

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 | Tiger Tooth Price

Minimal Wear runs a step below Factory New on Tiger Tooth's price ladder, making it the more accessible of the finish's two grades while the finish overall still sits mid-tier among this knife's lineup. 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 Tiger Tooth?

Not really. Since the finish caps out at a 0.08 float, Minimal Wear still looks close to mint — the orange etching stays vivid, and the gap to Factory New is far smaller than you'd see on a full-range knife finish.

Is there a rare pattern to look for on the M9 Bayonet Tiger Tooth?

No, this is a fixed design — every copy carries the same tiger stripe etching with no paint-seed variation, so there's no blue-gem or special pattern to hunt. Wear and float are the only things that actually differ between copies.

What are the best gloves for the M9 Bayonet Tiger Tooth?

The bright orange anodizing pairs naturally with orange or amber-toned gloves for a matched loadout, or with black gloves if you'd rather let the blade's stripes stand out on their own. For the best M9 Bayonet Tiger Tooth glove combo, echo those tones rather than fighting them.