Stout Shako
Not to be confused with Scout Shako.
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The Stout Shako is a community-created cosmetic item for the Soldier. It is a tall, paintable, team-colored shako with a shiny black visor and three gold badges connected by black straps. The Stout Shako also has a robotic variant added in the Robotic Boogaloo update called the Steel Shako.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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Update history
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- The Stout Shako was added to the game.
- The Stout Shako's paint texture was improved.
- [Undocumented] The Stout Shako was added to the Mann Co. Store.
- [Undocumented] The Stout Shako can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
- Fixed the shading for the Stout Shako.
- Updated the Stout Shako to fix a lighting problem.
Trivia
- The word shako originated from the Hungarian name csákós süveg, meaning "peaked cap", which was a part of the uniform of the Hungarian hussar of the 18th century.
- Both the Stout Shako and the Scout Shako appear to be based off of the "Stovepipe Shako", a variation used by the British Army in the early 19th century.
- Toy soldiers and nutcrackers are often stereotypically made to be wearing Shakos, due to their common usage during that time period.
See also
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