Gut Knife | Safari Mesh

Origin Story

The Gut Knife | Safari Mesh debuted in 2013 as part of The Arms Deal update, introducing one of the game's earliest knife finishes. Its design features a matte, desaturated green and tan camouflage mesh, achieved by spray-painting over mesh fencing and cardboard stencils. This aesthetic gives it a rugged, military-surplus appearance. The finish is widely considered a basic, budget-friendly option for players seeking an entry-level knife. The Safari Mesh finish also appears on several rifles and pistols, though those belong to map collections rather than a single named collection.

Drop Chance

Gut Knife | Safari Mesh is a knife-tier skin, so standard Valve rarity odds don't apply. Knives drop at a combined rate of approximately 0.26% from supported cases before accounting for which knife type and finish you get. Valve doesn't publish individual knife or phase probabilities.

Skin Condition

Float range 0.06 to 0.8. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New (No Recent Price): The olive/khaki green and tan camouflage mesh pattern appears most complete and even, with very minor or no visible chipping on the edge or gut hook.
• Minimal Wear ($76.67): The mesh pattern remains intact and clearly visible, with only light edge wear around the tip, gut hook edge, and spine, making it a value pick.
• Field-Tested (No Recent Price): Edge wear becomes noticeably heavier, with exposed metal visible along more of the cutting edge and around the gut hook opening.
• Well-Worn (No Recent Price): The spray-paint layer is significantly thinned, with large stretches of the edge and parts of the belly showing raw metal, and the mesh pattern may look broken.
• Battle-Scarred (No Recent Price): Extensive exposed metal covers large portions of the blade, especially the edge, tip, and around the gut hook, with the original camo pattern partially lost in some areas.

Model

Safari Mesh uses the legacy Gut Knife model, introduced with The Arms Deal on August 14, 2013. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Gut Knife | Safari Mesh is obtained as a rare special item from opening CS:GO Weapon Case, CS:GO Weapon Case 2, or CS:GO Weapon Case 3. These original Arms Deal cases are now in the rare drop pool, meaning they drop infrequently. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking.

Price Range

Gut Knife | Safari Mesh ranges from No Recent Price (Battle-Scarred) to No Recent Price (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at No Recent Price. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $70.51. The all-time median is $52.40. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Spray-Paint: It has been spray-painted using mesh fencing and cardboard cutouts as stencils. Dominant colors are olive green, tan, and muted grey tones, without any bright accents or metallic sheen. In first-person view, the broad belly of the Gut Knife blade, with its irregular mesh pattern, is highly visible. Community comparisons group Safari Mesh with other low-contrast, military-style camo finishes, often contrasting it unfavorably with brighter finishes.

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Sticker Compatibility

Knives in CS2 do not support stickers, so there are no actual sticker crafts or 4x combinations for the Gut Knife | Safari Mesh. The olive and tan camouflage pattern would visually complement military or camo-themed stickers, as well as muted, non-neon color families. Buyers typically coordinate sticker themes with their gloves and gun skins instead of their knife.