French Army Surplus
Armée de Terre • Foreign Legion • CCE Camo • FELIN
One of the deepest French military surplus catalogs on the US market — Foreign Legion 3REI combat knives, FELIN Soldier-of-the-Future combat bayonets and T4 jackets, the full CCE (Camouflage Centre-Europe) uniform line as the French military transitions to its new Scorpion pattern, Wildsteer Tarasco paratrooper knives and Wild Tiger machetes, the legendary Dague SAS paratrooper dagger, CAC S200 service knives, MVP CCE Gore-Tex parkas, F1 and F2 field caps, M63 sleeping bags, military police motorcycle jackets, and Foreign Legion specialty gear from one of the most respected combat-experienced militaries in NATO.
French Army Surplus at Keep Shooting
Keep Shooting carries one of the deepest French military surplus catalogs on the US market — authentic gear from the Armée de Terre, the French Foreign Legion, the Gendarmerie, French military police, and French civil defense forces. Our French collection covers the full breadth of modern French military issue: the FELIN Soldier-of-the-Future combat system that equips today's French infantry, the CCE (Camouflage Centre-Europe) uniform line introduced in 1991, contracted French combat knives from Wildsteer and CAC, Foreign Legion 3REI combat blades, the legendary Dague SAS paratrooper dagger, M63 sleeping bags, vintage duffle bags, and dozens of specialty items from one of Europe's largest and most combat-experienced militaries.
The signature pattern of modern French military surplus is Camouflage Centre-Europe (CCE) — the standard camouflage of the French Armed Forces from 1991 until very recently. CCE was introduced to replace the older TAP 47 paratrooper pattern and the plain khaki F2 uniforms that French troops had worn since the post-Algeria modernization. The design is a four-color scheme of black, medium green, brown, and tan — clearly inspired by the American M81 Woodland pattern but tailored for the denser French and Western European mixed forest terrain, with horizontal brush-stroke elements rather than M81's vertical-emphasis layout. CCE was issued across every branch of the French military: the Armée de Terre, the Fusiliers Marins (Naval Infantry), the Commandos Marine, the Gendarmerie, and the French Foreign Legion. Our French Army CCE Boonie Hat, the F2 CCE Camo Field Pants, the CCE Jacket F2, the CCE MOLLE Pouch Case, and the French Army MVP CCE Parka all come from this same official issue program.
The French Army began transitioning out of CCE in 2020 in favor of a new digital pattern called Camouflage Scorpion (officially "F3"), designed for the new generation of French combat vehicles and infantry equipment under the Scorpion modernization program. This transition is exactly why genuine CCE surplus is reaching the international market in volume right now — French units are turning in their CCE kit as Scorpion comes online, and that surplus flows through legitimate disposal channels to the civilian market. The CCE pattern remains in service with certain reserve and specialty units, but the active-duty front-line transition is what releases the inventory you see on this page.
Our most operationally significant items are from the FELIN soldier system — the French Army's Future Soldier integrated combat equipment program (FELIN stands for "Fantassin à Équipements et Liaisons Intégrés," or "Infantryman with Integrated Equipment and Communications"). The FELIN system was developed by Sagem (now Safran Electronics & Defense) and fielded across the French Army beginning in 2010 — France was one of the first NATO militaries to deploy a complete integrated soldier system covering communications, ballistic protection, optics, weapons, clothing, and load-bearing in a unified design. Our French Army FELIN Combat Bayonet / Fighting Knife is the purpose-built bayonet for the FAMAS rifle and the newer Heckler & Koch HK416F that replaced the FAMAS in French service from 2017 onward. The FELIN T4 Combat Jacket S2 is the integrated combat clothing layer designed to interface with the rest of the FELIN load-bearing and protection system.
Our French Foreign Legion specialty pieces are among the rarest items in the catalog. The Foreign Legion is one of the most legendary military units in the world — founded in 1831 by King Louis Philippe to absorb foreign nationals into the French military, it has fought in every major French conflict from the Crimean War through Algeria, Vietnam, Chad, Bosnia, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and the Sahel. The Foreign Legion remains the only French unit that recruits non-French nationals, maintains its own training centers, and operates with a distinctive esprit de corps captured in its motto "Legio Patria Nostra" ("The Legion is Our Fatherland"). Our French Foreign Legion Combat Knife 3REI comes from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie), the Foreign Legion regiment based in Kourou, French Guiana — the unit responsible for jungle warfare training and protecting the Guiana Space Centre. The MVP CCE Parka is the Gore-Tex shell parka also widely used by Foreign Legion units in cold-weather operations.
Our French combat knife selection covers the leading French blade-makers contracted for military production. Wildsteer is one of the premier modern French combat knife manufacturers, and we carry two of their military-contracted designs: the French Army Machete - Wildsteer Wild Tiger (the large-blade brush-clearing and combat machete issued to French troops operating in the Sahel and French Guiana jungle environments) and the French Army Paratrooper Knife - Wildsteer Tarasco (a compact paratrooper combat knife designed for jump operations and CQB). The CAC S200 French Army Knife, available in tan and black variants, is the standard French Army utility folding knife — one of the most widely issued blades in the modern Armée de Terre. The Bivouac French Army Camp Knife in black is the field-camp utility knife issued for general bushcraft and food preparation in the field. And the French Dague SAS Paratrooper Dagger pays tribute to the French SAS paratrooper tradition — a heritage tracing back to the Free French paratroopers who fought alongside British SAS units during WWII.
Beyond the modern combat gear, our French collection covers the full daily life of the French military. Headwear includes the French Army CCE Boonie Hat for jungle and mixed-terrain operations, the Desert Camo Boonie Hat for Sahel and North African deployment, the F1 and F2 Field Caps as the standard service cap variants, and the Winter Cap for cold-weather garrison and field use. The French Army Officer Lined Trench Coat is the formal officer's outer garment. The French Army T-Shirt in OD Green and the French Camo F2 Shorts cover physical training and warm-weather wear. The French Army Track Jacket, Track Pants, and Coveralls are barracks and maintenance issue. The French Army Judo Uniform is from the unarmed combat training curriculum. And the French Riot Police Equipment Bag, French MP Motorcycle Jacket, French Civil Defense XR Jacket, and French EMT Gore-Tex Jacket come from the French national security and emergency services ecosystem.
For field equipment we carry the French Army M63 Sleeping Bag (the long-serving cold-weather sleep system from the Cold War era), the French Army Vintage Duffle Bag (the classic French canvas military duffle), the French Army Parachute Line Cutter (the small purpose-built tool for emergency line cutting during airborne operations), the Pyramid Pop Up Dome Mosquito Net (issued for operations in the tropical and Sahel theaters), the French Army Surplus Gas Mask Filter (40mm NATO standard from the French CBRN program), and the French Army Fire Resistant Pants with Suspenders (issued to vehicle crews and other soldiers operating in fire-risk environments).
French military surplus is one of the higher-quality sources of NATO equipment on the US market because of the French Army's reputation for thorough equipment maintenance, the durability of French military textile and steel manufacturing, and the recent CCE-to-Scorpion transition that is releasing well-cared-for inventory into the civilian market. Keep Shooting ships all French Army surplus from our Pennsylvania warehouse with free shipping on orders over $49.95 and hassle-free returns. Whether you are a Foreign Legion enthusiast seeking 3REI combat blades, a CCE camouflage collector building out a NATO-allied loadout, a Wildsteer or CAC knife collector, a French military history student, or a NATO modernization observer interested in the FELIN integrated soldier system, every item in our French collection is genuine military issue from one of the largest, most combat-experienced armies in the alliance.
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