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{{Hat infobox
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{{Redirects here|Pickelhaube|Platinum Pickelhaube}}
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{{Item infobox
| has-team-colors = yes
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| type              = cosmetic
| hat-slot  = [[Head]]
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| image             = Prussian Pickelhaube.png
| used-by  = [[Medic]]
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| team-colors       = yes
| released = [[Sniper vs. Spy]]
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| used-by            = [[Medic]]
| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| equip-region      = hat
   | item-description = A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point.
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|21|2009}}
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| released-major    = Sniper vs. Spy Update
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| availability      = {{avail|retired|crate11}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = yes
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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  | item-kind        = Helmet
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  | limited          = yes
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   | item-description = {{item description|Prussian Pickelhaube}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Sturm und Drang!|sound=Medic_cheers04.wav}}
 
The '''Prussian Pickelhaube''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Medic]]. It appears as a metal, team-colored {{w|pickelhaube}} helmet associated with the Prussian army and in propaganda and popular fiction, with the German military.
 
  
The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690736&postcount=9 This_Is_Not_Spy].
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' exuberating his love for 19th-century German culture|Sturm und Drang!|sound=Medic cheers04.wav}}
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The '''Prussian Pickelhaube''' (pronounced "pick·el·how·beh" [ˈpik.ɛl.haʊ.bə]) is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is a metal, team-colored [[w:Pickelhaube|Pickelhaube]] helmet.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032702/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690736&postcount=9 This_Is_Not_Spy] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|5|21|2009}}''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Prussian Pickelhaube was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Prussian Pickelhaube was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Prussian Pickelhaube.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Prussian Pickelhaube can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Prussian Pickelhaube's paint texture was improved.
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'''{{item schema|1|25|2013}}'''
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* The Prussian Pickelhaube was removed from the [[item drop system]] and [[Mann Co. Store]], and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or [[Crafting|crafted]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Saxton Hale|title=Kiss These Items Goodbye!|retrieved=2021-9-30|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9714|publication=TF2 Official Blog|puburl=https://www.teamfortress.com|date=2013-1-10}}</ref>
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'''{{Patch name|9|25|2014}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the [[Limited]] attribute to the Prussian Pickelhaube.
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== See also ==
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* [[Platinum Pickelhaube]]
  
== Trivia ==
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== References ==
* One of the very first hats on TF2
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<references/>
* The {{w|Pickelhaube}} (plural ''Pickelhauben'') is named from the old German ''Pickel'' meaning "point"  or "pickaxe" and ''Haube'' or "bonnet," a general word for headgear.
 
* The Pickelhaube was originally designed in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia. It was worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by German military, firefighters, and police and was featured prominently in Allied propaganda during the first World War, becoming an icon of Imperial Germany.
 
  
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Latest revision as of 22:31, 30 April 2024

"Pickelhaube" redirects here. You may have been looking for Platinum Pickelhaube.
Sturm und Drang!
The Medic exuberating his love for 19th-century German culture

The Prussian Pickelhaube (pronounced "pick·el·how·beh" [ˈpik.ɛl.haʊ.bə]) is a cosmetic item for the Medic. It is a metal, team-colored Pickelhaube helmet.

The item's description was written by This_Is_Not_Spy for the Hat Describing Contest.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can
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Due to how the textures are set up, painting the Prussian Pickelhaube with single color Paint Cans results in different colorization on the paint regions between teams.
Single colors
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube E6E6E6.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube E6E6E6 BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube D8BED8.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube D8BED8 BLU.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (RED) An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (BLU) Color No. 216-190-216 (RED) Color No. 216-190-216 (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube C5AF91.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube C5AF91 BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 7E7E7E.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 7E7E7E BLU.png
Peculiarly Drab Tincture (RED) Peculiarly Drab Tincture (BLU) Aged Moustache Grey (RED) Aged Moustache Grey (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 141414.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 141414 BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 2D2D24.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 2D2D24 BLU.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue (RED) A Distinctive Lack of Hue (BLU) After Eight (RED) After Eight (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 694D3A.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 694D3A BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 7C6C57.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 7C6C57 BLU.png
Radigan Conagher Brown (RED) Radigan Conagher Brown (BLU) Ye Olde Rustic Colour (RED) Ye Olde Rustic Colour (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube A57545.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube A57545 BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube CF7336.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube CF7336 BLU.png
Muskelmannbraun (RED) Muskelmannbraun (BLU) Mann Co. Orange (RED) Mann Co. Orange (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube E7B53B.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube E7B53B BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube F0E68C.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube F0E68C BLU.png
Australium Gold (RED) Australium Gold (BLU) The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (RED) The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube E9967A.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube E9967A BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube FF69B4.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube FF69B4 BLU.png
Dark Salmon Injustice (RED) Dark Salmon Injustice (BLU) Pink as Hell (RED) Pink as Hell (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 7D4071.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 7D4071 BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 51384A.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 51384A BLU.png
A Deep Commitment to Purple (RED) A Deep Commitment to Purple (BLU) Noble Hatter's Violet (RED) Noble Hatter's Violet (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 2F4F4F.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 2F4F4F BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 424F3B.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 424F3B BLU.png
A Color Similar to Slate (RED) A Color Similar to Slate (BLU) Zepheniah's Greed (RED) Zepheniah's Greed (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 808000.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 808000 BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 729E42.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 729E42 BLU.png
Drably Olive (RED) Drably Olive (BLU) Indubitably Green (RED) Indubitably Green (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 32CD32.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 32CD32 BLU.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube BCDDB3.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube BCDDB3 BLU.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (RED) The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (BLU) A Mann's Mint (RED) A Mann's Mint (BLU)
Team colors
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube A89A8C.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 839FA3.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 3B1F23.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube B8383B.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 5885A2.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 483838.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 803020.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 256D8D.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 654740.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Prussian Pickelhaube C36C2D.png Painted Prussian Pickelhaube B88035.png RED Prussian Pickelhaube.png BLU Prussian Pickelhaube.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
  • [Undocumented] The Prussian Pickelhaube was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The Prussian Pickelhaube was made paintable.
  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Prussian Pickelhaube.
  • [Undocumented] The Prussian Pickelhaube can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Prussian Pickelhaube's paint texture was improved.

January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]

September 25, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added the Limited attribute to the Prussian Pickelhaube.

See also

References

  1. Saxton Hale   (TF2 Official Blog)      "Kiss These Items Goodbye!".      Published   January 10, 2013.      Retrieved   September 30, 2021.