Mann Co. Supply Crate

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Mann Co. Supply Crates are tool Items obtainable only through the item drop system. They are shown as open-style wooden shipping crates, wrapped in chains held with a comically large padlock. Mann Co. Supply Crates can be opened with the use of a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key

When a crate is opened, a 5 second timer ticks down, alongside a sound effect of chains jangling and wood creaking. The player will receive one of a set of Items, which are listed in the crate's description and dependent on its series. This item is announced to the server in a similar format to regular dropped Items. The crate and key are then removed from the player's inventory.

Contents

Note: Rare item statistics assume drop rates are equal regardless of series. Also assumes that the series of the crates are dropping in a uniform distribution.

Series #1

Note: sample size of 3,435 crates from server logs available on request.

In-game description	Drop rate (%)*	Estimated drop rate (%)**
Vita-Saw	10.85%	11%
Gunslinger	11.24%	11%
Equalizer	9.28%	11%
Scottish Resistance	10.77%	11%
Old Guadalajara	10.80%	11%
Napper's Respite	11.03%	11%
Name Tag	12.31%	11%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	11.82%	11%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	11.78%	11%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	0.55%	1%

Series #2

Note: sample size of 1,182 crates.

In-game description	Drop rate (%)*	Estimated drop rate (%)**
Black Box	15.27%	14.5%
Shortstop	12.15%	14.5%
L'Etranger	10.80%	14.5%
Sober Stuntman	6.41%	4%
Pugilist's Protector	4.47%	4%
Chieftain's Challenge	6.24%	4%
Dueling Mini-Game	15.60%	14.5%
A Deep Commitment to Purple	13.76%	14.5%
Australium Gold	15.78%	14.5%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	0.51%	1%

Series #3

In-game description	Drop rate (%)*	Estimated drop rate (%)**
Bushwacka	-%	-%
Crit-a-Cola	-%	-%
The Homewrecker	-%	-%
Troublemaker's Tossle Cap	-%	-%
Bombing Run	-%	-%
Stout Shako	-%	-%
Description Tag	-%	-%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	-%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	-%

Series #4

In-game description	Drop rate (%)*	Estimated drop rate (%)**
Battalion's Backup	-%	-%
Pain Train	-%	-%
Your Eternal Reward	-%	-%
Whoopee Cap	-%	-%
Heavy Duty Rag	-%	-%
Handyman's Handle	-%	-%
Dueling Mini-Game	-%	-%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	-%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	-%

Series #5

In-game description	Drop rate (%)*	Estimated drop rate (%)**
Name Tag	-%	-%
The Powerjack	-%	-%
The Gunboats	-%	-%
The Southern Hospitality	-%	-%
Bloke's Bucket Hat	-%	-%
Safe'n'Sound	-%	-%
Ze Goggles	-%	-%
Handyman's Handle	-%	-%
Color No. 216-190-216	-%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	-%

Notes

*Drop rate is the observed drop rate.

**Estimated drop rate is an estimate as to what Valve has set the drop rate to be.

Trivia

• Although Valve modeled the padlocked chain for the icon, the padlocked box can't be found in the game files; its textures, however, can be found. The crate itself uses a model that appears to be the same as models/props_hydro/barrel_crate_half.mdl .
• The first hint to the existence of crates was seen in the Mac update trailer. The Soldier can be seen pulling various hats from a Mann Co. Supply Crate at the 23 second mark.