★ M9 Bayonet | Stained (Battle-Scarred)

The M9 Bayonet pairs a military profile with a broad combat blade; its heavy spine and sawback make the design feel purpose-built. For the Stained treatment, it has been given a forced patina using lemon and mustard dripped onto the surface.

The elongated blade gives the composition a clear direction and keeps the finish from feeling like a random overlay. From different angles, the finish retains a coherent character while the blade profile remains easy to recognize.

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

Its first release remains the starting point from which the rest of the skin family developed. Across the M9 Bayonet family, Stained keeps one artistic foundation while condition changes only the individual surface.

In the item catalog, M9 Bayonet | Stained is classified as Covert. The classification is shared by every variant even when their surfaces show different preservation.

For the M9 Bayonet, the label describes the skin’s position within the wider catalog. The tier unites the family, while edition type describes the properties of an individual variant.

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

On the M9 Bayonet, the Stained treatment uses the Patina method, shaping the way the image meets its material and geometry. Condition affects the clarity of edges and smaller details, but it leaves the central visual idea intact.

M9 Bayonet | Stained 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.

The expression of Stained on the M9 Bayonet belongs to the whole composition, whose elements reinforce 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.

In the catalog, M9 Bayonet | Stained appears in standard edition and StatTrak™. Surface condition on the M9 Bayonet is represented by Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred, shaping each individual example.

No dedicated container is listed for Stained. 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.

The first in-game release is the natural starting point for Stained. No opening container is listed for this M9 Bayonet skin. Its source can instead be followed through the rest of the original release data.

The context of Stained comes from both its release and the shape of the item.

Within the M9 Bayonet | Stained family, the available editions are standard edition and StatTrak™. Its base edition does not track kills; StatTrak™ is fitted with a kill counter.

Edition establishes the kind of variant, while condition describes its surface. Both are needed for an accurate comparison. The original idea behind M9 Bayonet | Stained carries across its variants, with edition and condition defining their practical differences.