★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel
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Description
This is a custom-designed balisong, commonly known as a butterfly knife. The defining characteristic of this weapon is the fan-like opening of a freely pivoting blade, allowing rapid deployment or concealment. As a result, butterfly knives are outlawed in many countries. It has been cold blued. This is the malbec of weapon design - Booth, Arms Dealer
History
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel was first introduced to CS2 10 years ago, on July 1st, 2014. It was released as part of the Operation Breakout Weapon Case, alongside the "Operation Breakout" update.
Origin
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel can be obtained by opening a Operation Breakout Weapon Case container. The skin is not part of any collections.
Popularity
With a popularity of 95%, the ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel is currently extremely popular, which makes it one of the most popular items in CS2. This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the skin.
Rarity
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel is one of 404 other Knife skins. The rarity of the skin is Covert, which makes the Blue Steel an ultra rare drop with an estimated drop chance of just 0.26%.
Availability
With a price range between $932.10 and $1,403.98, the ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel is an extremely expensive skin. Fortunately, it's currently widely available and can be purchased on multiple different markets.
Versions
The float value of the ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel ranges from 0.00 to 1.00, which makes the skin available in all exteriors. For each exterior, there also exists a StatTrak version for the Blue Steel.
Finish Style
This Butterfly Knife has been painted in a "Patina" style, with the Blue Steel finish. A patina is a chemical reaction that forms a non-reactive, hardened shell over metallic parts. Real-life weapon patinas include case hardening, cold bluing, and acid forced patinas. That said, this particular skin has been mostly painted in shades of gray. The look of the Blue Steel finish is affected by its pattern index.
Community Sentiment
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel has received over 4.5K votes on CSGOSKINS.GG, leading to an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. The skin is currently also owned by the professional CS2 players kennys, steel and deadfox.