About ★ Falchion Knife | Case Hardened
The ★ Falchion Knife | Case Hardened in Battle-Scarred is the cheapest entry to Falchion Case Hardened pattern hunting. Released with the Falchion Case (May 2015), the Falchion's curved blade gives Case Hardened oxidation an unusual mounting context — the curve concentrates oxidation differently than the straight Bayonet or wide Bowie.
Pattern hunting at BS
BS is the research tier for Case Hardened. Lower BS floats keep the boundary between blue and yellow zones legible enough for tier verification, while the price floor allows buying multiple seeds for inspection. Once you confirm a strong blue gem at BS, traders typically rebuy the same seed in MW or FT for display.
What BS does to readability
The polish softening at BS reveals the underlying oxidation more directly. Some buyers actually prefer BS Case Hardened for the matte oxidation read — it's closer to authentic forge color than the chrome-polished FN look.