About ★ M9 Bayonet | Slaughter
The ★ M9 Bayonet | Slaughter in Factory New is one of the most pattern-lottery-driven M9 Bayonet configurations in CS2 — Slaughter's blood-red marbling on the M9's legendary blade silhouette. From the Bravo Collection (September 2013), this is among the most coveted M9-finish combinations in the game.
Pattern hunting
"Full Red" patterns command extreme premiums regardless of wear — a Tier-1 Full-Red M9 Slaughter FN trades at multiples of generic-pattern copies. Some seeds concentrate marbling on the blade tip, others on the spine, others wrap the entire blade. The M9 Bayonet's wide blade gives the pattern lottery maximum visual real estate.
Why FN matters
FN preserves the chromatic depth of the red marbling at peak saturation. MW already shows mild dulling that affects pattern readability. The Bravo Collection has been retired since 2013; M9 Slaughter FN is essentially closed-supply with extreme rarity at low floats and on rare-pattern seeds.