About Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh

★ Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh applies a muted olive and tan camouflage pattern created with mesh fencing and cardboard stencil shapes across the blade and handles. On the Butterfly Knife, that understated military finish contrasts with the weapon’s distinctive balisong frame and fan-style opening mechanism, giving this knife a more utilitarian look than many brighter finishes.

Release & Source

The Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh can be found in the Operation Breakout Weapon Case. The Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh is part of the Safari Mesh family.

Float Range & Wear

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The Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh is available in all conditions, from Factory New to Battle-Scarred. The higher the float value, the more scratches and wear will be visible on the skin.

Rarity

RarityCovert
Drop Chance~0.64%

The Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh is a Covert-tier skin with an estimated drop chance of ~0.64%, making it one of the rarest Butterfly Knife skins in CS2.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best gloves with Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh?

Hand Wraps Badlands match the knife’s tan and brown desert palette most naturally. Specialist Gloves Buckshot keep the same muted outdoor look, while Moto Gloves Transport add a yellow-brown industrial tone that still fits the mesh stencil finish. These options work because the Safari Mesh pattern is subdued rather than glossy or color-heavy.

What goes well with the Butterfly Knife Safari Mesh?

Skins with tan, brown, olive, or worn finishes fit this knife best, such as AK-47 Safari Mesh, AWP Safari Mesh, Galil AR Hunting Blind, and USP-S Flashback. M4A1-S VariCamo and FAMAS Survivor Z also match the utilitarian military look. Clean neon finishes usually clash with the knife’s dusty stencil pattern.

Why is a Butterfly Knife illegal?

Butterfly knives are restricted or banned in many countries because their balisong design allows very fast one-handed opening and concealment. Laws vary by region, but they are often grouped with switchblades or other restricted edged weapons. In CS2, this background is reflected in the item description rather than any gameplay difference.

Why are CS2 butterfly knives so expensive?

Butterfly knives tend to cost more because the butterfly knife animation set is one of the most recognizable in CS2, which keeps demand consistently high across many finishes. Supply is also limited to specific cases and older drops, and that scarcity affects even simpler finishes like Safari Mesh. On this skin in particular, the finish is lower-tier compared with Fade or Doppler, but the butterfly knife base model still carries most of the value.