M9 Bayonet Skins
25 finishes $262.54 – $7,407.00 36 marketsThe M9 Bayonet is one of the original CS:GO knives and, with the Karambit and Butterfly, one of the three most recognizable prestige models. It drops from sixteen classic cases including Chroma and Gamma.
Cheapest: Safari Mesh $262.54 · Most expensive: Black Pearl $7,407.00
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All 25 finishes
cheapest ask per finish · min–max across wears · cards ⇄ boardUpdated: August 14, 2026
Vanilla CovertNo finish 
CS:GO Weapon Case $720.64 -8.1% 22 mkts #3 in demand ST 
Doppler Covert4 phases + Ruby · Sapphire · Black Pearl 
Chroma Case from $890.00 -4.2% $890–$964 wears · 7 phases in board view · 16 mkts ST 
Gamma Doppler Covert4 phases + Emerald 
Gamma Case from $1,161.71 -6.6% $1,176–$1,260 wears · 5 phases in board view · 16 mkts #1 in demand ST 
Marble Fade CovertFire & Ice seeds Chroma Case $748.06 -5.2% $748–$784 wears · 23 mkts #2 in demand ST 
Autotronic Covert Gamma Case $563.55 -0.9% $567–$1,119 wears · 26 mkts #4 in demand ST 
Tiger Tooth Covert Chroma Case $642.08 -4.2% $642–$664 wears · 26 mkts #5 in demand ST 
Fade CovertFade percentage CS:GO Weapon Case $907.67 -5.1% $908–$1,125 wears · 24 mkts #6 in demand ST 
Lore Covert Gamma Case $360.66 -5.2% $361–$1,160 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Rust Coat Covert Chroma Case $331.43 -2.8% $333–$362 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Damascus Steel Covert Chroma Case $422.13 -5.4% $422–$506 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Black Laminate Covert Gamma Case $442.40 -9.2% $442–$731 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Ultraviolet Covert Chroma Case $317.37 -5.8% $317–$1,480 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Bright Water Covert Gamma Case $315.00 -8.5% $317–$385 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Blue Steel Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $458.31 -2.3% $458–$769 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Freehand Covert Gamma Case $327.44 -7.4% $327–$403 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Night Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $311.43 -5.9% $311–$1,096 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Case Hardened CovertBlue gem seeds CS:GO Weapon Case $431.91 -3.1% $432–$1,095 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Crimson Web CovertWeb patterns CS:GO Weapon Case $413.73 -6.7% $414–$3,737 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Slaughter Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $622.84 -0.5% $623–$815 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Stained Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $360.95 -6.1% $361–$500 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Urban Masked Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $288.43 -5.4% $288–$596 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Safari Mesh Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $262.54 -6% $263–$742 wears · 24 mkts ST 
Forest DDPAT Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $273.62 -3.9% $274–$753 wears · 25 mkts ST 
Boreal Forest Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $278.53 -6.2% $279–$963 wears · 26 mkts ST 
Scorched Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $285.91 -7.8% $286–$630 wears · 24 mkts Vanilla No finish CS:GO Weapon Case 279/day · 22 markets $720.64 -8.1% 279 22 Doppler All phases Chroma Case 549/day · 16 markets from $890.00 $890–$964 wears -4.2% 549 16 
Phase 1 Covert Chroma Case 128/day · 13 markets $918.00 $918–$964 wears -2.7% 128 13 
Phase 2 Covert Chroma Case 103/day · 13 markets $1,230.00 $1,236–$1,272 wears -5.9% 103 13 
Phase 3 Covert Chroma Case 90/day · 13 markets $890.00 $890–$984 wears -4.8% 90 13 
Phase 4 Covert Chroma Case 144/day · 13 markets $981.41 $1,033–$1,042 wears -13% 144 13 
Ruby Rare phase Chroma Case 66/day · 12 markets $6,970.19 $6,971–$8,199 wears -3.9% 66 12 
Sapphire Rare phase Chroma Case 72/day · 12 markets $3,800.00 $3,800–$4,323 wears -9.9% 72 12 Black Pearl Rare phase Chroma Case 8/day · 11 markets $7,407.00 $7,407–$7,754 wears — 8 11 Gamma Doppler All phases Gamma Case 240/day · 16 markets from $1,161.71 $1,176–$1,260 wears -6.6% 240 16 
Phase 1 Covert Gamma Case 90/day · 13 markets $1,161.71 $1,207–$1,266 wears -8% 90 13 
Phase 2 Covert Gamma Case 197/day · 13 markets $1,514.69 $1,545–$1,587 wears -11.7% 197 13 
Phase 3 Covert Gamma Case 87/day · 13 markets $1,183.71 $1,184–$1,314 wears -11.7% 87 13 
Phase 4 Covert Gamma Case 97/day · 14 markets $1,176.04 $1,176–$1,341 wears -6.9% 97 14 Emerald Rare phase Gamma Case 95/day · 13 markets $6,089.73 $6,450–$6,900 wears -6.7% 95 13 Marble Fade Fire & Ice seeds Chroma Case 292/day · 23 markets $748.06 $748–$784 wears -5.2% 292 23 Autotronic Covert Gamma Case 653/day · 26 markets $563.55 $567–$1,119 wears -0.9% 653 26 Tiger Tooth Covert Chroma Case 308/day · 26 markets $642.08 $642–$664 wears -4.2% 308 26 Fade Fade percentage CS:GO Weapon Case 492/day · 24 markets $907.67 $908–$1,125 wears -5.1% 492 24 Lore Covert Gamma Case 1.1K/day · 25 markets $360.66 $361–$1,160 wears -5.2% 1.1K 25 Rust Coat Covert Chroma Case 486/day · 24 markets $331.43 $333–$362 wears -2.8% 486 24 Damascus Steel Covert Chroma Case 863/day · 25 markets $422.13 $422–$506 wears -5.4% 863 25 Black Laminate Covert Gamma Case 804/day · 25 markets $442.40 $442–$731 wears -9.2% 804 25 Ultraviolet Covert Chroma Case 867/day · 24 markets $317.37 $317–$1,480 wears -5.8% 867 24 Bright Water Covert Gamma Case 1.1K/day · 25 markets $315.00 $317–$385 wears -8.5% 1.1K 25 Blue Steel Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 635/day · 25 markets $458.31 $458–$769 wears -2.3% 635 25 Freehand Covert Gamma Case 1.2K/day · 26 markets $327.44 $327–$403 wears -7.4% 1.2K 26 Night Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 629/day · 25 markets $311.43 $311–$1,096 wears -5.9% 629 25 Case Hardened Blue gem seeds CS:GO Weapon Case 692/day · 24 markets $431.91 $432–$1,095 wears -3.1% 692 24 Crimson Web Web patterns CS:GO Weapon Case 464/day · 24 markets $413.73 $414–$3,737 wears -6.7% 464 24 Slaughter Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 674/day · 24 markets $622.84 $623–$815 wears -0.5% 674 24 Stained Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 645/day · 24 markets $360.95 $361–$500 wears -6.1% 645 24 Urban Masked Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 728/day · 26 markets $288.43 $288–$596 wears -5.4% 728 26 Safari Mesh Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 564/day · 24 markets $262.54 $263–$742 wears -6% 564 24 Forest DDPAT Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 595/day · 25 markets $273.62 $274–$753 wears -3.9% 595 25 Boreal Forest Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 344/day · 26 markets $278.53 $279–$963 wears -6.2% 344 26 Scorched Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 564/day · 24 markets $285.91 $286–$630 wears -7.8% 564 24 Price = cheapest fee-included ask across markets for any wear · How we price →
About the M9 Bayonet
How to get an M9 Bayonet
The M9 Bayonet is a rare special item that drops from cases, not from gameplay. It appears in the same older container pool as the other legacy knives (the original CS:GO Weapon Case, the Operation cases such as Bravo/Phoenix/Breakout, and other 'classic' knife cases), so you need a key for the matching case to have a chance at one. The combined odds of pulling any knife from a case are roughly 0.26%, and that knife is then randomly one model from the case's knife set and a random finish — so a specific M9 finish is a small fraction of that already-rare pull. Because of this, almost everyone acquires the M9 on the Steam Community Market or third-party markets rather than by unboxing. The model is not available in newer Gamma/Chroma-era cases, which use the Karambit/Talon-style 'butterfly' generation of knives instead.
Finishes and Doppler phases
The M9 Bayonet carries the legacy knife finish library. Top-tier paints include Doppler, Gamma Doppler, Marble Fade, Fade, Tiger Tooth, Lore, Autotronic, Crimson Web, Case Hardened and Slaughter. Mid and lower tiers cover Damascus Steel, Ultraviolet, Bright Water, Freehand, Stained, Blue Steel, Night, Rust Coat, Boreal Forest, Forest DDPAT, Safari Mesh, Scorched and Urban Masked. The Doppler finish splits into Phases 1–4 plus the rare blue Sapphire, red Ruby and Black Pearl; Gamma Doppler adds the green Emerald. On the M9 the Sapphire and Ruby blades command large premiums because the blue/red coverage on its broad blade is among the most prized. There is also the plain 'Vanilla' M9 Bayonet — a finish-less polished steel blade — which has its own collector following and sits as one of the more expensive 'no-paint' knives.
What drives value: pattern, fade and float
For the M9, the biggest value swings come from pattern-dependent finishes. Case Hardened M9s are graded on their blue placement (the so-called 'blue gem' patterns); a blade with a heavy blue face is worth a large multiple of a brown/yellow one. Fade M9s are valued by fade percentage, with full 100% fades preferred. Marble Fade is hunted for clean 'Fire & Ice' style color placement, and Doppler/Gamma Doppler are sorted by phase before condition. Float (wear) still matters — Factory New and Minimal Wear pull the strongest prices, and on knives like the M9 a low float keeps the steel and serration looking crisp — but for the pattern-driven paints the seed often outweighs a few float points. Solid colors like Tiger Tooth, Ultraviolet and Blue Steel are far less pattern-sensitive and price mostly on condition.
M9 Bayonet versus other knife models
Within the legacy knife lineup the M9 typically prices above the standard Bayonet and around or above the Karambit and Butterfly depending on finish and market mood — it is firmly in the 'premium' bracket, not an entry knife. The cheapest realistic way into the model is a lower-tier finish (Boreal Forest, Safari Mesh, Forest DDPAT, Scorched, Urban Masked, Night) in Battle-Scarred or Well-Worn. If you want the M9 specifically for its animation and don't care about paint, those low-tier finishes or a Vanilla are the budget routes. Buyers who want the look but can't reach M9 prices often drop to the standard Bayonet (similar blade family, cheaper) or a Gut/Falchion/Navaja from the cheaper knife tiers.