Wait, did you compile it with GUIstudioMDL? The Itemtest feature in the SDK is broken and shouldn't be used. I don't answer questions about it because of how broken it is. Always compile manually for TF2.

If you did compile manually, the problem lies with your bone. When you exported your model in blender, you might have accidentally moved the bone when exporting. If I were you, I would delete any existing bones in the scene (actually delete everything except your model), re-import a fresh heavy model, assign the correct bones to your model, and re-export/re-compile.

Well there's your problem: In your QC you have the $model line pointing to the ushanka smd... Also change your .idle smd.

Change it to this:

Also, get rid of the $hboxset and $hbox lines. Those are not needed and will cause problems if not set up properly.

I'm 100/5 certain you aren't exporting your smd properly. Delete any existing smds/mdls and re-export. Also, let me see your QC file.

Make sure you are exporting *your* model from blender.

You most likely didn't export your smd properly and instead exported the default ushanka again.

Can you post a picture of what's going on? It sounds like the horns and the rest of the hat aren't part of the same model. Make sure to unwrap everything, and then join the individual parts (ctrl+j in blender). If you have any overlapping UVs, the bake won't work.

It reminds me of the katana from L4D2, haha. I would perhaps scale it up just a tad bit (or just elongate the blade a little). Good work.

Glad you solved it!

Do you have a screenshot to show me? I can check back tomorrow. It's time to hit the sack here.

If there is one thing I learned from my scythe model, it's that people dislike flat colors. The flat part I'm seeing is the bright yellow arrowhead piece-- I would perhaps give it some wear/tear (texture-wise) so that it breaks up the boring flatness. Looking good, though. I think I saw your silencer shield on the most popular workshop items last week! Keep up the good work.