About ★ Bayonet | Fade
The ★ Bayonet | Fade in Factory New is the original Fade application on the original knife model — both released in the Arms Deal era (August 2013) when knives first entered CS:GO. The Bayonet's straight, flat blade gives the pink/purple/yellow Fade gradient its cleanest possible canvas; no curve hides part of the gradient, and the blade's length lets the colour transition span the full pommel-to-tip distance.
Fade percentages on Bayonet
The Bayonet inherits the standard Fade percentage tiering — 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 — and as one of the most traded Fade applications, the percentage-to-price relationship here is the textbook reference for the entire Fade market. A 95+ percent Bayonet Fade trades at a meaningful multiple of an 80 percent copy regardless of wear, and 100 percent copies sit at the top of the market with their own pricing tier driven primarily by community-recognised seed records.
Why FN is the buyer's tier
Fade depends entirely on colour saturation to read — there's no metallic layer or pattern detail, just the gradient itself. Factory New preserves the pink-to-yellow vibrance that defines the look; MW already softens the saturation at the pommel and tip extremities. For a finish whose value proposition is colour fidelity, FN is the only tier where the gradient reads at full design strength. The FN-to-MW gap on Bayonet Fade tracks closely with the percentage tier — both factors compound.
