About ★ Talon Knife | Case Hardened
The ★ Talon Knife | Case Hardened in Field-Tested is the procedurally generated steel-tempering finish on the curved Talon silhouette at the FT wear tier — the credible budget entry to one of the most pattern-driven Talon finishes. Case Hardened pricing on Talon is pattern-driven first and float-driven second, with FT just deciding the float-tier base within the pattern bucket.
Pattern lottery on Talon Case Hardened at FT
The Case Hardened pattern hierarchy on Talon follows the family standard: high-blue patterns command multi-multiplier premiums over standard, with the blue-gem-tier seeds at the absolute apex. The Talon's curved play face surfaces the pattern with a distinct visual presentation — the colour distribution wraps the hooked profile, which gives high-blue Talon copies a specific visual signature different from the M9 or Karambit versions. FT keeps the entry price defensible while the pattern-tier value driver remains the primary price filter.
Why FT works on Talon Case Hardened
Case Hardened has no fine illustration to lose to wear — the colour blotches are bold enough to read at FT. The wear at FT sits on the spine, the blade edges, and the handle transitions rather than across the central play face, so the pattern remains legible during inspect. For pattern-focused Talon buyers, FT is the practical sweet-spot tier — meaningfully below MW and FN, but the pattern-lottery economics remain intact at the lower float-tier base.
