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KnifeBoth sidesA-TierSince 2014

Huntsman Knife

The modern tactical combat blade featuring an aggressive tanto tip, spine serrations, and heavy industrial styling.

Price
Default
Base damage
65
Rate of fire
150 RPM
Armor penetration
85%
Huntsman Knife CS2 weapon

Technical file

Combat & economy

Base damage before hitgroup multipliers. Zero-value and non-applicable fields are omitted.

Economy

Price
Default
Kill award
$1,500

Ballistics

Base damage
65
Rate of fire
150 RPM
Armor penetration
85%
Accurate range
1.5 m

Handling

Movement speed
250 u/s
Recoil / behavior
Melee Impact

Origin

Origin
United States

Huntsman Knife skins pros use

All 1 Huntsman Knife skins

1 Huntsman Knife skin is in 1 pro loadout; the ★ Huntsman Knife | Autotronic is the most used (1).

Weapon dossier

Huntsman Knife field notes

The Huntsman Knife stands as the premier industrial tactical blade in Counter-Strike 2. Introduced in May 2014 with the Huntsman Weapon Case, this fixed-blade combat knife was engineered for modern survivalists and military operators. Featuring an aggressive Americanized tanto point, deep functional serrations along the upper spine, and an ergonomic textured polymer grip, the Huntsman Knife projects an aura of uncompromising utilitarian lethality on the battlefield.

From a combat perspective, the Huntsman Knife delivers the standard competitive melee profile: enabling peak 250 units per second running mobility, quick primary slashes, heavy 65-damage secondary stabs, and lethal 182-damage backstabs yielding $1,500 kill bonuses. Its deploy animation is authoritative and heavy: the operator draws the blade from a tactical sheath with a forceful thrust forward, settling into a rigid forward-combat grip that emphasizes the knife massive width and physical presence.

In the skin marketplace, the Huntsman Knife is renowned for its expansive, uninterrupted flat blade surface. Because the blade is broad and straight, intricate skin patterns—such as the Huntsman Knife Crimson Web with multiple centered webs, the radiant Fade, the vibrant Marble Fade, and rare Doppler gems (Ruby and Sapphire)—are showcased with exceptional clarity and visual scale.

Esports history features prominent riflers and aggressive anchors who have favored the Huntsman Knife for its solid, grounded aesthetic. Players who prefer a heavy, military-style blade without the delicate flipping of smaller knives frequently adopt the Huntsman as their signature weapon.

The Huntsman Knife remains an immortal, heavy-duty tactical staple in Counter-Strike 2.

GamerStats Lab, CS2 writer at gamerstats.net

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