Item levels

The loadout menu showing the item level of a Community Weapon.

The majority of items in Team Fortress 2 have an associated Item level. This level originated from a test by the developers to see if levels could be integrated into the Item drop system. Now they are purely cosmetic and can be anywhere between 0 and 100, inclusive. Different types of items will have different levels, with items considered more "rare" usually having a higher level. At one point, dropped weapons were given a random level, but that was removed in a patch.

Usual Levels

Item	Levels
Standard Weapons	Level 1
Unlocked and dropped Weapons	Level 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 15, or 20
Miscellaneous Items (except for Camera Beard, Whiskered Gentleman, Physician's Procedure Mask, and Earbuds)	Levels 5, 10, 15, or 20
Golden Wrench	Level 25
Community Weapons	Level 50
Hats	Levels 0-100
Valve Weapons	Level 100
Gentle Manne's Service Medal	Level 100

Craft Items

Item	Levels
Scrap Metal	Level 1
Reclaimed Metal	Level 2
Refined Metal	Level 3

Individual Levels

Unlocked and dropped Weapons

Item	Levels
Direct Hit	Level 1
Dalokohs Bar	Level 1
Sandvich	Level 1
Natascha	Level 5
Frontier Justice	Level 5
Blutsauger	Level 5
Ambassador	Level 5
Lugermorph	Level 5
Bonk! Atomic Punch	Level 5
Crit-A-Cola	Level 5
Buff Banner	Level 5
Homewrecker	Level 5
Pain Train	Level 5
Eyelander	Level 5
Scotsman's Skullcutter	Level 5
Scottish Resistance	Level 5
Wrangler	Level 5
Jarate	Level 5
Tribalman's Shiv	Level 5
K.G.B.	Level 7
Kritzkrieg	Level 8
Force-A-Nature	Level 10
Backburner	Level 10
Huntsman	Level 10
Gunboats	Level 10
Flare Gun	Level 10
Chargin' Targe	Level 10
Razorback	Level 10
Equalizer	Level 10
Axtinguisher	Level 10
Übersaw	Level 10
Sandman	Level 15
Gunslinger	Level 15
Southern Hospitality	Level 20