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* The Pickelhaube was originally designed in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia. | * The Pickelhaube was originally designed in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia. | ||
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* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411289 This_Is_Not_Spy] | * The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411289 This_Is_Not_Spy] | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 18 October 2010
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The Prussian Pickelhaube is an unlockable headwear item for the Medic. It appears as a metal, team-colored pickelhaube helmet associated with the Prussian army and in propaganda and popular fiction, with the German military. The spike located at the top deals no damage under any circumstance.
Painted variants
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
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| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
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| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Trivia
- The Template:W (plural Pickelhauben) is named from the old German Pickel or "point" and Haube or "bonnet," a general word for headgear.
- The Pickelhaube was worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by German military, firefighters, and police.
- The Pickelhaube was originally designed in 1842 by King Frederick William IV of Prussia.
- The Pickelhaube was featured prominently in Allied propaganda during the first World War, then becoming an icon of Imperial Germany.
- The hat description was written by This_Is_Not_Spy
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