Flip Knife | Night
- Wear range
- 0.06–0.80
- Released
- 2013-09-20
- Paint kit
- 40
- Finish style
- Solid Color
- 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 / C5GAME
CNY
Introduction
Shop take
Night on knives is one of those finishes that has been in inventories since the early skin era. Display name knife | Night, internal id so_night, solid color craft, common rarity. No busy artwork—just the same broad “night ops” mood: dark blocks, restrained contrast, and a colder read when you flip it in inspect.
The official line is blunt: parts of the weapon were spray-painted in the Night Ops color scheme. The flavor line—“like a breeze, yet it cuts the throat…”—adds quiet menace at melee range instead of flash.
Release & pedigree
Shipped 2013-08-14 with The Arms Deal. For long-time players it often sits next to memories of early inventory growth. Valve finish, not a Workshop submission—standard Night / so_night in the official catalog, not a community decal pipeline.
Specs that matter when you buy
| Field | Detail |
|--------|--------|
| Category | knife |
| Finish | Night (so_night) |
| Rarity | common |
| Style | solid color |
| Wear | 0.06 – 0.8 |
Solid color means look and price live in base tone, shading, and scratch density—not pattern index drama. That 0.06–0.8 span is huge: low wear keeps the spray read intact; high wear pulls metal forward, especially on blade and guard edges. Spin the model in 3D inspect; don’t trust a float alone.
Inspect checklist
- Knife model — Flip, Karambit, Bayonet, etc. change how light hits a flat finish and how “dark” the handle feels in hand.
- Wear tier side by side — Battle-Scarred vs Minimal Wear on the same finish: saturation and scratch packing differ fast.
- Part zones — Night Ops scheme is about which panels stay deep vs which edges polish first.
- Listing proof — On Steam Market or C5GAME, match wear band + inspect screenshots to the exact knife model. Solid finishes punish “float only” shopping.
Worth it?
- Yes, pragmatically if you want a cheap dark knife skin, a flex-neutral loadout base, or a first knife skin to learn wear.
- Yes, collector-adjacent as a Night palette reference—compare other Night-family pieces against this one’s partition behavior.
- Skip the premium hunt unless you care about a specific model + very low wear combo; it’s common—story and scarcity aren’t the pitch.
Expert mutterings
Night on knives is honesty skin design: no pattern lottery, just “how much black is left.” The wide wear ceiling means the same market title can look like two different items—always inspect. If someone sells you “clean Night” without blade-edge photos, assume the edge tells the real story.
Bottom line: Treat knife | Night as a utility dark finish and a Night-color textbook—not a hype skin. Buy on inspect, model, and wear band; use C5GAME or Steam with screenshots, not vibes alone.