Bowie Knife | Fade was added to the game on February 17, 2016, alongside the start of Operation Wildfire. The skin is available in The Operation Wildfire Case.
The blade of the knife is chromed and coated with translucent paints creating gradient transitions. The pattern is made in various shades of purple, pink and yellow. The color ratio depends on the pattern index. The guard is painted pink, the handle is black.
Float Value of the skin ranges from 0.00 to 0.08, which makes Bowie Knife | Fade available only in Factory New and Minimal Wear condition. Small abrasions are already present in different parts of the blade in Factory New condition. At levels of wear close to the maximum, small abrasions appear on the tip of the knife.
The pattern index affects the color ratio of the skin. Bowie Knife | Fade with a maximum amount of purple on the tip of the blade (“100% Fade” or “Full Fade”) is considered to be the most valuable pattern variation. The less valuable pattern variations where the amount of purple decreases are titled “99% Fade” (or “fake Full Fade”) and “98% Fade”.
The quality of Bowie Knife | Fade is Covert. The skin has a StatTrak option and belongs to the "Fade" series.
On CS.MONEY, Bowie Knife | Fade ranks 25th of 35 Bowie Knife skins by number of offers: about 20.