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{{Quotation|'''Mann Co.''' slogan|We sell products and get in fights.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Mann Co.''' slogan|We sell products and get in fights.}}
  
'''Mann Co.''' is a division of [[TF Industries]]. Originally founded by [[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann|Zepheniah Mann]], ownership of Mann Co. has since been given to close friend and hunter [[Non-player characters#Barnabas Hale|Barnabas Hale]], as stated in his last will and testament. The company is currently run by Barnabas' descendant, [[Saxton Hale]], who operates under the policy that if you aren't 100% satisfied with their product line, you can take it up with him. In addition to their weapons, munitions and cosmetic lines, they also publish ''Dapper Rogue'', a catalog for the "gentleman scoundrel", of which the [[Spy]] takes interest in. In more recent times, the company served the [[Badlands (Control Point)|Badlands]] and ran ''The Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co. Quarterly Concern'', a "compendium of broad swords, musket guns and doomsday weaponry for immediate sale" – a pamphlet of no small interest to the [[Soldier]]. The [[Administrator]] has been known to make use of Mann Co. for custom orders via her assistant [[Miss Pauling]]. They were also the subject of two Senate investigations, one in relation to their alleged part in the tragic destruction of American monkeynaut [[Poopy Joe]]'s capsule during takeoff and the other in relation to teaching boys aged 6-16, among other things: moral turpitude, arson, vandalism, hippie assault, tax fraud, at-home laryngectomies, car theft, gorilla slaughter, and the Heimlich Maneuver (which had just been invented and was still considered controversial).
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'''Mann Co.''', a division of [[TF Industries]], was originally founded by [[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann|Zepheniah Mann]], ownership of Mann Co. has since been given to close friend and hunter [[Non-player characters#Barnabas Hale|Barnabas Hale]], as stated in his last will and testament. The company is currently run by Barnabas' descendant, [[Saxton Hale]], who operates under the policy that if you aren't 100% satisfied with their product line, you can take it up with him. In addition to their weapons, munitions and cosmetic lines, they also publish ''Dapper Rogue'', a catalog for the "gentleman scoundrel", of which the [[Spy]] takes interest in. In more recent times, the company served the [[Badlands (Control Point)|Badlands]] and ran ''The Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co. Quarterly Concern'', a "compendium of broad swords, musket guns and doomsday weaponry for immediate sale" – a pamphlet of no small interest to the [[Soldier]]. The [[Administrator]] has been known to make use of Mann Co. for custom orders via her assistant [[Miss Pauling]]. They were also the subject of two Senate investigations, one in relation to their alleged part in the tragic destruction of American monkeynaut [[Poopy Joe]]'s capsule during takeoff and the other in relation to teaching boys aged 6-16, among other things: moral turpitude, arson, vandalism, hippie assault, tax fraud, at-home laryngectomies, car theft, gorilla slaughter, and the Heimlich Maneuver (which had just been invented and was still considered controversial).
  
 
Mann Co. went "online" as of the [[Mann-Conomy Update]] when Saxton Hale discovered the existence of the Internet after one of his employees, who was losing a fight against a gorilla during "Gorilla Wrestling Fridays", asked for his mother to be notified by email. Saxton Hale currently owns England due to the Internet, and the [[Mann Co. Store]] was created as well – a way for people to buy and sell [[hats]], [[weapons]], [[bundles]], and other [[Miscellaneous items]] with actual, real world cash.
 
Mann Co. went "online" as of the [[Mann-Conomy Update]] when Saxton Hale discovered the existence of the Internet after one of his employees, who was losing a fight against a gorilla during "Gorilla Wrestling Fridays", asked for his mother to be notified by email. Saxton Hale currently owns England due to the Internet, and the [[Mann Co. Store]] was created as well – a way for people to buy and sell [[hats]], [[weapons]], [[bundles]], and other [[Miscellaneous items]] with actual, real world cash.

Revision as of 17:09, 12 August 2012

This article is about the fictional company, Mann Co.. For other uses, see Mann Co. Store and Mann-Conomy Update.
Mann Co. logo and slogan
We sell products and get in fights.
Mann Co. slogan

Mann Co., a division of TF Industries, was originally founded by Zepheniah Mann, ownership of Mann Co. has since been given to close friend and hunter Barnabas Hale, as stated in his last will and testament. The company is currently run by Barnabas' descendant, Saxton Hale, who operates under the policy that if you aren't 100% satisfied with their product line, you can take it up with him. In addition to their weapons, munitions and cosmetic lines, they also publish Dapper Rogue, a catalog for the "gentleman scoundrel", of which the Spy takes interest in. In more recent times, the company served the Badlands and ran The Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co. Quarterly Concern, a "compendium of broad swords, musket guns and doomsday weaponry for immediate sale" – a pamphlet of no small interest to the Soldier. The Administrator has been known to make use of Mann Co. for custom orders via her assistant Miss Pauling. They were also the subject of two Senate investigations, one in relation to their alleged part in the tragic destruction of American monkeynaut Poopy Joe's capsule during takeoff and the other in relation to teaching boys aged 6-16, among other things: moral turpitude, arson, vandalism, hippie assault, tax fraud, at-home laryngectomies, car theft, gorilla slaughter, and the Heimlich Maneuver (which had just been invented and was still considered controversial).

Mann Co. went "online" as of the Mann-Conomy Update when Saxton Hale discovered the existence of the Internet after one of his employees, who was losing a fight against a gorilla during "Gorilla Wrestling Fridays", asked for his mother to be notified by email. Saxton Hale currently owns England due to the Internet, and the Mann Co. Store was created as well – a way for people to buy and sell hats, weapons, bundles, and other Miscellaneous items with actual, real world cash.


Products

This list contains some of the following notable products Mann Co. has released.

  • Mann Co. also has a number of items released under As Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co..

Related merchandise

Trivia

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Image Product Notes
Ambassador Ambassador A primary weapon used by the Spy.
Boston Boom-Bringer Boston Boom-Bringer A strange, miscellaneous future doo-dad for Scout
Buff Banner Buff Banner A secondary weapon for the Soldier.
Camera Beard Camera Beard Not only a miscellaneous item for the Spy, but also a cleverly hidden recording tool.
Chargin' Targe Chargin' Targe A secondary weapon for the Demoman.
Cloak and Dagger Cloak and Dagger A watch for the Spy, which he ordered from the Mann Co. Catalog.
Spytaunt05.PNG Crab-Walking Kit An interesting kit which teaches the user the ways of the Spycrab.
Dead Ringer Dead Ringer A watch for the Spy, which he ordered from the Mann Co. Catalog.
Direct Hit Direct Hit A primary weapon for the Soldier.
Equalizer Equalizer A melee weapon for the Soldier.
Corpse-grade quicklime.jpg Quick-drying, limestone cement "Not" for burying bodies.
Eyelander Eyelander A melee weapon for the Demoman.
Flamethrower Flamethrower Lighter A piece of the Pyro's primary weapon.
Force-A-Nature Force-A-Nature A primary weapon for the Scout.
Googly Gazer Googly Gazer A miscellaneous robotic eye replacement for the Engineer.
Hat magazine.png Hat-Wearing Man magazine Where the highest members of society get their fashion tips.
Idea Tube Idea Tube Misc item for engineer to remember ideas
Jarate Jarate "The Jar-Based Karate!" Self Defense Kit.
Macrofilm Suit.png Macrofilm Suit The Spy suit replacement that was never meant to be.
Mannco brand spanners.png Mann Co. Buildable Industries Worldwide Brand Adjustable Spanners The only company the Engineer trusts with his buildings.
Poopy Joe Commemorative Plates.png Poopy Joe Commemorative Plates Depicts tools that Poopy Joe would have used in Actual Space.
Portable Baccarat Detector.png Portable Baccarat Detector Helpful in design, but impossible to use in practice.
Private Eye Private Eye A detective hat for the Spy, Demoman, and Medic.
Razorback Razorback A Hand-Crafted Tribal Shield.
RO-BOT.png "Ro-bots" Don't worry, they are only used for Violence.
Sandman Sandman A melee weapon for the Scout.
Sandvich Sandvich Edible Device.
Mailstorm large.jpg "Saxton Series" comics The Adventures of Saxton Hale.
Ullapool Caber Ullapool Caber A melee weapon for the Demoman.