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“ — Gabe Glasses publicity blurb Like many students, the Heavy earned his PhD in Russian Literature with late nights of studying and paid with his eyesight. These glasses may fix it, but they won't help the wearer learn counting to 3. ”

The Gabe Glasses are a community-created cosmetic item for the Heavy. They are a pair of wire-framed round reading glasses similar to the ones worn by Gabe Newell, the co-founder and managing director of Valve.

The Gabe Glasses were contributed to the Steam Workshop.

July 10, 2013 Patch (Summer Event 2013)

The Gabe Glasses were added to the game.

August 27, 2013 Patch

[Undocumented] Added the Gabe Glasses to the Mann Co. Store.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

[Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

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