Bayonet | Stained
- Wear range
- 0.00–1.00
- Released
- 2013-09-20
- Paint kit
- 43
- Finish style
- Patina
- Sources
- CS:GO Weapon Case、eSports 2013 Case、CS:GO Weapon Case 2、Operation Bravo Case、eSports 2013 Winter Case、Winter Offensive Weapon Case、CS:GO Weapon Case 3、Operation Phoenix Weapon Case、eSports 2014 Summer Case、Operation Vanguard Weapon Case、Revolver Case
- Drop chance (estimate)
- CS:GO Weapon Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；eSports 2013 Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；CS:GO Weapon Case 2：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；Operation Bravo Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；eSports 2013 Winter Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；Winter Offensive Weapon Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；CS:GO Weapon Case 3：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；Operation Phoenix Weapon Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；eSports 2014 Summer Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；Operation Vanguard Weapon Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed；Revolver Case：Any rare special item 0.256%; exact finish probability undisclosed
Steam market price
CNY
Introduction
Forced on a bayonet is one of those early knife finishes that never tried to be a sticker billboard. Internal id aq_forced; display name Forced. Uncommon tier, full float range 0.00–1.00. Valve’s flavor text is half prank: lemon juice and mustard “aged” the steel into a crusty patina—and they nudge you to check it under blacklight, because lobby lighting and in-hand spins can tell different stories.
What you’re actually buying
Copper-green patina over a dark base: blotchy oxidation panels, not neon pops. Low wear keeps those panels readable and edges cleaner; high wear eats the color blocks and pushes more bare metal through—good if you want rough industrial, bad if you wanted a tidy patina map.
- Drop source: CS:GO Weapon Case (The Arms Deal era, 14 Aug 2013).
- Designer: Valve in-house—same family as classic case knives, not a Workshop skin.
Inspect like a buyer, not a thumbnail scroller
- Read the “drip-aged” fantasy as a checklist. On inspect, trace where the oxidation sits on the blade edge, spine, and guard—that’s the personality of your roll.
- Lock your wear band first. Want intact panels? Hunt lower float. Okay with scraped, high-contrast metal? Mid–high wear can be cheaper and moodier.
- Compare listings on C5GAME and Steam for the same knife model and float neighborhood—screenshots lie; recent sales don’t.
- If you can, mimic strong UV/blacklight (or at least a dark room + angled light). Forced is famous precisely because it can look flat in menu and layered in-game.
Shop verdict
Worth it if you want a low-key, vintage case-knife vibe and you’re willing to inspect and pick float instead of impulse-buying the first patina screenshot.
Skip or wait if you need loud color or guaranteed “clean” visuals from a single marketplace photo—this skin lives or dies on wear placement and lighting.
Budget tip: High-float Forced bayonets often undercut flashier finishes; low-float copies with clean blocks carry a premium—pay for the pattern you see in inspect, not the icon.
Editor’s mutterings
Forced is the knife equivalent of “trust but verify.” I’ve passed on “perfect” thumbnails that went dull in inspect, and grabbed beat-up floats that suddenly looked brilliant when the blade caught light. The Arms Deal crowd treated this as a starter patina knife for a reason—it’s old, honest, and still in circulation from CS:GO Weapon Case pulls. Blacklight tip sounds like a meme until you rotate the bayonet once and realize half the charm was hiding in plain sight.