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Best Bowie Knife Skins Under $500 in CS2 (Oct 2026)

The most popular bowie knife skins you can buy for under $500 right now. We take every bowie knife whose median price sits under $500 and rank by how actively it's being traded — Steam sales volume blended with on-site marketplace activity — so the top of the list is the best value pick a real buyer would actually grab, not the cheapest lowball listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first. Updated Oct 2026.

33 items · ranked by popularity · priced under $500

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Top picks

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  1. 1
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Freehand
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $55.08

    Above-average sales · 4,311 listings on 18 markets

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  2. 2
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Bright Water
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $46.19

    Above-average sales · 4,601 listings on 16 markets

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  3. 3
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Black Laminate
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $45.33

    Above-average sales · 4,455 listings on 16 markets

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  4. 4
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Lore
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $65.49

    Above-average sales · 4,010 listings on 16 markets

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  5. 5
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Autotronic
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $67.39

    Above-average sales · 3,990 listings on 18 markets

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  6. 6
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Gamma Doppler (Phase 4)
    Covert Gamma Phase 4 Factory New
    from $168.51

    435 listings on 8 markets

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  7. 7
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Gamma Doppler (Phase 1)
    Covert Gamma Phase 1 Factory New
    from $172.23

    349 listings on 2 markets

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  8. 8
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Gamma Doppler (Phase 3)
    Covert Gamma Phase 3 Factory New
    from $170.27

    292 listings on 2 markets

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  9. 9
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Ultraviolet
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $51.14

    2,506 listings on 15 markets

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  10. 10
    ★ Bowie Knife
    Gamma Doppler (Phase 2)
    Covert Gamma Phase 2 Factory New
    from $175.60

    996 listings on 8 markets

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★ Bowie Knife | Gamma Doppler (Emerald)
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★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Emerald), Covert

$437.42
★ Bowie Knife | Damascus Steel
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★ Bowie Knife Damascus Steel, Covert

$63.95
★ Bowie Knife | Crimson Web
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★ Bowie Knife Crimson Web, Covert

$91.95
★ Bowie Knife | Rust Coat
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★ Bowie Knife Rust Coat, Covert

$41.29
★ Bowie Knife | Marble Fade
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★ Bowie Knife Marble Fade, Covert

$137.07
★ Bowie Knife | Case Hardened
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★ Bowie Knife Case Hardened, Covert

$113.19
★ Bowie Knife | Tiger Tooth
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★ Bowie Knife Tiger Tooth, Covert

$106.62
★ Bowie Knife | Urban Masked
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★ Bowie Knife Urban Masked, Covert

$50.00
★ Bowie Knife | Night
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★ Bowie Knife Night, Covert

$55.59
★ Bowie Knife | Slaughter
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★ Bowie Knife Slaughter, Covert

$156.15
★ Bowie Knife | Boreal Forest
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★ Bowie Knife Boreal Forest, Covert

$45.41
★ Bowie Knife | Doppler (Phase 3)
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★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Phase 3), Covert

$208.49
★ Bowie Knife | Doppler (Phase 2)
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★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Phase 2), Covert

$287.05
★ Bowie Knife | Stained
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★ Bowie Knife Stained, Covert

$65.34
★ Bowie Knife | Safari Mesh
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★ Bowie Knife Safari Mesh, Covert

$44.56
★ Bowie Knife | Doppler (Sapphire)
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★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Sapphire), Covert

$433.33
★ Bowie Knife | Blue Steel
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★ Bowie Knife Blue Steel, Covert

$80.23
★ Bowie Knife | Doppler (Phase 4)
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★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Phase 4), Covert

$290.63
★ Bowie Knife | Forest DDPAT
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★ Bowie Knife Forest DDPAT, Covert

$59.07
★ Bowie Knife | Doppler (Phase 1)
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★ Bowie Knife Doppler (Phase 1), Covert

$221.24
★ Bowie Knife | Fade
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★ Bowie Knife Fade, Covert

$181.75
★ Bowie Knife | Scorched
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★ Bowie Knife Scorched, Covert

$47.76
★ Bowie Knife
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★ Bowie Knife, Covert

$72.21

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best bowie knife skins under $500 in CS2 in 2026?
The list above ranks every bowie knife priced under $500 by popularity — Steam sales volume blended with on-site trade activity — so the top picks are the ones real buyers are actually trading at this budget, not just the cheapest listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first.
How are prices for these bowie knife skins calculated?
Each price is the median across every market we track (Steam, CSFloat, Skinport, DMarket and more), with outliers and stale listings filtered out. The $500 cap is applied to that median, so an item appears here when its fair market price — not a single lowball listing — is under $500.
Are cheap bowie knife skins worth buying in 2026?
Yes — plenty of bowie knife skins under $500 look great and trade actively. Cheap usually just means higher supply, not lower quality. Open any item's price-history chart to check whether a budget pick is trending up or down before you buy.
Do more expensive bowie knife skins hold value better?
Not necessarily. Within a budget tier the items that hold value best are the ones with steady or rising demand, which is exactly what the popularity ranking on this page surfaces. Use the price history on each item page to confirm the trend before treating any skin as an investment.