About ★ Bayonet | Black Laminate
The ★ Bayonet | Black Laminate in Field-Tested is a heritage finish on a heritage knife. Released with the launch knife collection (August 2013), Black Laminate applies a flat black-and-grey laminated wood-grain pattern over the Bayonet — the kind of finish that reads as a 1970s service rifle stock more than modern firearms.
Why Black Laminate is undervalued
In a Bayonet line dominated by Doppler, Marble Fade and Crimson Web pattern hunters, Black Laminate occupies a quiet niche. The visual is unfashionable by modern skin standards — no chrome, no splatter, no swirl. For collectors who prefer firearms-aesthetic to fashion-aesthetic, this is the deliberate pickup.
FT preservation specifics
The laminated pattern is high-detail at any wear. FT keeps the wood-grain reading clearly while the lower price floor reflects the broad volume in the wear band. There's no premium pattern lottery here — float and overall condition drive the price entirely.
