Soldier's Stash

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Time to inform your next of kin!
The Soldier to his most recent victim

The Soldier's Stash is a headwear item for the Soldier and was released with Sniper vs Spy Update as the first hat available for the Soldier. It appears as the Soldier's regular Vietnam's Era M-1 steel helmet but with the addition of a band holding a pack of cigarettes, the eponymous stash, as well as an ace of spades playing card. The additions are intended to represent the appearance of the modified M-1 helmet as used in the Vietnam War.

The hat description was written by Man Of Faith ™.

Painted variants

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

Trivia

  • The band was designed to hold a cloth camouflage cover to the helmet as well as foliage, in order to blend the helmet shape and color into the surrounding vegetation. In Vietnam, this band more commonly held cigarettes (as the Soldier does here), insect repellent, or an extra rifle clip, as shown in the movie Full Metal Jacket.
  • The "Ace of spades", also known as the "Death card" is featured in many movies about the Vietnam War (for example: On the box of a video-game called Battlefield Vietnam[1] the soldier on the box got a Ace of spades on his helmet). The symbol is also depicted on various unit crests, special operations privately-made patches, collar insignia, and on flags and painted vignettes on military aircraft and gun trucks.[2] In the Second World War, the Soldiers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the American 101st Airborne Division (AKA the "Screaming Eagles" whom the Soldier refers to in his Buff Banner taunt) were marked with the spades symbol which was painted on the sides of their helmets. It was used to represent good luck, due to its fortunate connotations in card playing.
  • The cigarette package closely resembles that of the Winston brand of cigarettes, known for their "American flavor."
  • The cigarette package's color doesn't correspond with the player's team affiliation; it always appears red.