M9 Bayonet Skins

25 finishes $242.72 – $6,936.00 36 markets

The 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 $242.72 · Most expensive: Black Pearl $6,936.00

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Updated: October 12, 2026

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Variants
ST Vanilla Vanilla CovertNo finish CS:GO Weapon Case $621.90 -11.3% 24 mkts #3 in demand ST Doppler Doppler Covert4 phases + Ruby · Sapphire · Black Pearl Chroma Case from $798.92 -8.1% $799–$878 wears · 7 phases in board view · 19 mkts ST Gamma Doppler Gamma Doppler Covert4 phases + Emerald Gamma Case from $1,025.13 -6.2% $1,025–$1,147 wears · 5 phases in board view · 20 mkts #1 in demand ST Autotronic Autotronic Covert Gamma Case $498.81 -9.8% $499–$1,076 wears · 27 mkts #2 in demand ST Marble Fade Marble Fade CovertFire & Ice seeds Chroma Case $635.67 -10.2% $636–$719 wears · 24 mkts #4 in demand ST Rust Coat Rust Coat Covert Chroma Case $291.78 -8.1% $292–$335 wears · 24 mkts #5 in demand ST Fade Fade CovertFade percentage CS:GO Weapon Case $799.74 -7.8% $800–$1,040 wears · 24 mkts #6 in demand ST Lore Lore Covert Gamma Case $337.90 -4.2% $338–$1,031 wears · 26 mkts ST Tiger Tooth Tiger Tooth Covert Chroma Case $554.48 -8% $554–$628 wears · 26 mkts ST Black Laminate Black Laminate Covert Gamma Case $381.80 -11.3% $382–$655 wears · 25 mkts ST Damascus Steel Damascus Steel Covert Chroma Case $372.09 $374–$435 wears · 24 mkts ST Ultraviolet Ultraviolet Covert Chroma Case $290.35 -7.1% $290–$1,225 wears · 26 mkts ST Freehand Freehand Covert Gamma Case $296.53 -5.4% $306–$359 wears · 24 mkts ST Bright Water Bright Water Covert Gamma Case $284.87 -7.1% $285–$357 wears · 26 mkts ST Night Night Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $285.64 -5.3% $286–$1,050 wears · 27 mkts ST Stained Stained Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $313.81 -10.2% $314–$475 wears · 26 mkts ST Blue Steel Blue Steel Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $403.17 -5.8% $403–$691 wears · 26 mkts ST Forest DDPAT Forest DDPAT Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $250.89 -5.9% $251–$612 wears · 25 mkts ST Slaughter Slaughter Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $585.00 -5.8% $585–$738 wears · 25 mkts ST Boreal Forest Boreal Forest Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $248.62 -4.3% $249–$976 wears · 26 mkts ST Safari Mesh Safari Mesh Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $242.72 -5.9% $243–$897 wears · 25 mkts ST Urban Masked Urban Masked Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $248.50 -2.7% $249–$626 wears · 26 mkts ST Case Hardened Case Hardened CovertBlue gem seeds CS:GO Weapon Case $400.77 -4.5% $401–$970 wears · 25 mkts ST Scorched Scorched Covert CS:GO Weapon Case $250.61 -5.6% $251–$718 wears · 26 mkts ST Crimson Web Crimson Web CovertWeb patterns CS:GO Weapon Case $383.19 -7.2% $383–$4,259 wears · 27 mkts
Finish Price 30d Sold/day Markets
Vanilla No finish CS:GO Weapon Case 39/day · 24 markets $621.90 -11.3% 39 24
Doppler family
Doppler All phases Chroma Case 290/day · 19 markets from $798.92 $799–$878 wears -8.1% 290 19 Phase 1 Covert Chroma Case 13 markets $798.92 $799–$878 wears -6.1% — 13 Phase 2 Covert Chroma Case 14 markets $1,086.56 $1,087–$1,194 wears -9.6% — 14 Phase 3 Covert Chroma Case 13 markets $802.49 $802–$911 wears -7.8% — 13 Phase 4 Covert Chroma Case 14 markets $911.54 $930–$1,009 wears -4.1% — 14 Ruby Rare phase Chroma Case 12 markets $3,978.42 $3,978–$7,173 wears -7.8% — 12 Sapphire Rare phase Chroma Case 14 markets $3,364.63 $3,365–$3,923 wears +4.6% — 14 Black Pearl Rare phase Chroma Case 10 markets $6,936.00 +3.5% — 10
Gamma Doppler family
Gamma Doppler All phases Gamma Case 105/day · 20 markets from $1,025.13 $1,025–$1,147 wears -6.2% 105 20 Phase 1 Covert Gamma Case 12 markets $1,062.35 $1,062–$1,300 wears -12.7% — 12 Phase 2 Covert Gamma Case 13 markets $1,361.39 $1,361–$1,451 wears -7.1% — 13 Phase 3 Covert Gamma Case 12 markets $1,044.23 $1,044–$1,309 wears -11.1% — 12 Phase 4 Covert Gamma Case 14 markets $1,045.88 $1,046–$1,240 wears -9.5% — 14 Emerald Rare phase Gamma Case 13 markets $5,512.79 $5,513–$5,945 wears -9.9% — 13
All finishes · by market activity
Autotronic Covert Gamma Case 70/day · 27 markets $498.81 $499–$1,076 wears -9.8% 70 27 Marble Fade Fire & Ice seeds Chroma Case 108/day · 24 markets $635.67 $636–$719 wears -10.2% 108 24 Rust Coat Covert Chroma Case 65/day · 24 markets $291.78 $292–$335 wears -8.1% 65 24 Fade Fade percentage CS:GO Weapon Case 44/day · 24 markets $799.74 $800–$1,040 wears -7.8% 44 24 Lore Covert Gamma Case 143/day · 26 markets $337.90 $338–$1,031 wears -4.2% 143 26 Tiger Tooth Covert Chroma Case 103/day · 26 markets $554.48 $554–$628 wears -8% 103 26 Black Laminate Covert Gamma Case 94/day · 25 markets $381.80 $382–$655 wears -11.3% 94 25 Damascus Steel Covert Chroma Case 78/day · 24 markets $372.09 $374–$435 wears — 78 24 Ultraviolet Covert Chroma Case 114/day · 26 markets $290.35 $290–$1,225 wears -7.1% 114 26 Freehand Covert Gamma Case 128/day · 24 markets $296.53 $306–$359 wears -5.4% 128 24 Bright Water Covert Gamma Case 125/day · 26 markets $284.87 $285–$357 wears -7.1% 125 26 Night Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 69/day · 27 markets $285.64 $286–$1,050 wears -5.3% 69 27 Stained Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 55/day · 26 markets $313.81 $314–$475 wears -10.2% 55 26 Blue Steel Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 51/day · 26 markets $403.17 $403–$691 wears -5.8% 51 26 Forest DDPAT Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 67/day · 25 markets $250.89 $251–$612 wears -5.9% 67 25 Slaughter Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 69/day · 25 markets $585.00 $585–$738 wears -5.8% 69 25 Boreal Forest Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 54/day · 26 markets $248.62 $249–$976 wears -4.3% 54 26 Safari Mesh Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 36/day · 25 markets $242.72 $243–$897 wears -5.9% 36 25 Urban Masked Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 80/day · 26 markets $248.50 $249–$626 wears -2.7% 80 26 Case Hardened Blue gem seeds CS:GO Weapon Case 62/day · 25 markets $400.77 $401–$970 wears -4.5% 62 25 Scorched Covert CS:GO Weapon Case 34/day · 26 markets $250.61 $251–$718 wears -5.6% 34 26 Crimson Web Web patterns CS:GO Weapon Case 65/day · 27 markets $383.19 $383–$4,259 wears -7.2% 65 27
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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.

Frequently asked questions

Is the M9 Bayonet a good knife?
It is one of the most popular legacy knives because of its large blade and its standout spin inspect animation. It is purely cosmetic and gives no gameplay advantage, but it holds demand and resale value well within the knife market.
How much is an M9 Bayonet in CS2?
Prices range widely by finish and condition. Low-tier finishes (Boreal Forest, Safari Mesh, Scorched) in worn condition are the cheapest entry, while Doppler Sapphire/Ruby, clean Fades and blue-gem Case Hardened blades reach the highest prices in the model.
What is a Vanilla M9 Bayonet?
It is the finish-less version — a plain polished stainless blade with no paint. It cannot be unboxed as a separate item the way painted versions are described, and it carries collector value as a 'clean steel' knife, sitting among the pricier no-paint knives.
Which M9 Bayonet Doppler phase is best?
It comes down to preference and price. Sapphire (deep blue) and Ruby (red) are the rarest and most expensive, followed by Black Pearl. Among the standard phases, Phase 2 and Phase 4 are generally most sought for their pink/black-and-blue coverage.
Can you still unbox an M9 Bayonet?
Yes, from the older cases that contain the legacy knife set, but only with the matching key and at the standard ~0.26% knife odds. It is not in the newer Gamma/Chroma-era cases. Most people buy it on the market instead.
What is the difference between the M9 Bayonet and the Bayonet?
They share the same cases but are different models. The M9 has a longer, serrated sawback blade with a more aggressive profile and a flashier spin animation, and it usually prices above the standard Bayonet for the same finish.