Mann Co. Supply Crate

Mann Co. Supply Crate
Basic Information
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Availability:	Drop
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	No
Available Qualities
	Unique
Loadout Stats
	Mann Co. Supply Crate; 1 - 100; Crate Series #(Number); You need a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key to open this. You can pick one up at the Mann Co. Store.

“

Where's your precious Hippo-crates now?

Click to listen

— The Scout

”

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 five 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 are dependent on its series. This item is announced to the server in a similar format to regular dropped Items. The crate and key are removed from the player's inventory and replaced with the uncrated item.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Vita-Saw	10.85%	11%
Gunslinger	11.30%	11%
Equalizer	9.28%	11%
Scottish Resistance	10.77%	11%
Old Guadalajara	10.76%	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 - No Longer Drops

Note: sample size of 1,182 crates.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Black Box	15.27%	14%
Shortstop	12.15%	14%
L'Etranger	10.80%	14%
Sober Stuntman	6.41%	5%
Pugilist's Protector	4.47%	5%
Chieftain's Challenge	6.24%	5%
Dueling Mini-Game	15.60%	14%
A Deep Commitment to Purple	13.76%	14%
Australium Gold	15.78%	14%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	0.51%	1%

Series #3

Note: sample size of 992 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding errors.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Bushwacka	15.93%	-%
Crit-a-Cola	18.14%	-%
The Homewrecker	18.05%	-%
Troublemaker's Tossle Cap	6.45%	-%
Bombing Run	4.94%	-%
Stout Shako	4.84%	-%
Description Tag	15.02%	-%
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	15.82%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	1%

Series #4

Note: sample size of 879 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding errors.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Battalion's Backup	20.83%	-%
Pain Train	18.10%	-%
Your Eternal Reward	18.67%	-%
Whoopee Cap	3.65%	-%
Heavy Duty Rag	5.36%	-%
Handyman's Handle	5.36%	-%
Dueling Mini-Game	15.26%	-%
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	11.96%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	1%

Series #5

Note: sample size of 965 crates. May not add up to 100% due to rounding errors.

In-game description	Drop rate*	Estimated drop rate**
Name Tag	11.85%	-%
The Powerjack	18.95%	-%
The Gunboats	18.41%	-%
The Southern Hospitality	16.05%	-%
Bloke's Bucket Hat	4.74%	-%
Safe'n'Sound	3.63%	-%
Ze Goggles	7.36%	-%
Handyman's Handle	4.87%	-%
Color No. 216-190-216	15.86%	-%
Or an Exceedingly Rare Special Item!	-%	1%

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.

Crate-opening demonstration

Notes

As of the November 19, 2010 Patch, Series #1 and Series #2 crates no longer drop in game. People with Series 1 and 2 crates still have the attributes set to 1 and 2, but they take on the schema ID of Series 3 and 4 crates, respectively.

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 .
In the TF2 Mac update trailer, you can clearly see a Red Soldier rifling through a crate of hats, and leaning up against the box is a Mann Co. crate lid suggesting the crate drops before the actual Mann-Conomy Update.