★ M9 Bayonet | Fade (Factory New)

The M9 Bayonet pairs a military profile with a broad combat blade; its heavy spine and sawback make the design feel purpose-built. It has been painted by airbrushing transparent paints that fade together over a chrome base coat.

The elongated blade gives the composition a clear direction and keeps the finish from feeling like a random overlay. The elongated blade makes it easy to see how the surface changes with the curve and thickness of the metal.

The Fade design joined the Counter-Strike catalog as a distinct work with its own family of variants.

The release gave the design its own place and separated it from similar work introduced at a later date. Every Fade condition on the M9 Bayonet continues one design rather than forming a separate release.

The rarity tier assigned to M9 Bayonet | Fade is Covert. Every condition inherits the same tier because rarity is attached to the design itself.

For the M9 Bayonet, the label describes the skin’s position within the wider catalog. Special editions do not receive a new rarity; their labels describe the version rather than its place in the hierarchy.

The Fade treatment works with that character instead of burying the item's form beneath decoration.

On the M9 Bayonet, the Fade treatment uses the Anodized Airbrushed method, shaping the way the image meets its material and geometry. Wear changes the preservation of individual areas, yet the underlying composition and its main idea remain recognizable.

M9 Bayonet | Fade is easy to recognize through the pairing of a familiar silhouette with a distinct surface treatment. Its identity does not depend on inspecting tiny details.

On the M9 Bayonet, the appeal of Fade comes from the way artwork, surface, and silhouette support one another. Condition adds another visible distinction: cleaner examples preserve more of the original detail, while abrasion gives the same design a rougher, quieter character.

The M9 Bayonet | Fade family includes standard edition and StatTrak™. By wear, the M9 Bayonet covers Factory New and Minimal Wear, so preservation depends on the selected variant.

No dedicated container is listed for Fade. Its available editions and conditions are still treated separately. A fair comparison needs both traits at once, since edition and condition each define a separate variant.

Its original release defines the place of Fade in Counter-Strike's item history. The release of this M9 Bayonet variant is not tied to a particular case, leaving its original item group as the main source context.

The original release retained Fade as a treatment for one specific model.

The variant catalog for M9 Bayonet | Fade begins with standard edition and StatTrak™. The regular edition retains the item’s base properties; the StatTrak™ edition adds a confirmed-kill counter. The family is then separated into Factory New and Minimal Wear conditions.

Edition describes the item’s added properties, while condition concerns the surface; the two should not be treated as interchangeable.