French Foreign Legion Gore-Tex Jacket

French Army Wet-Weather Shell

This is the French Army's Gore-Tex jacket in CCE camouflage, the same issue shell French Foreign Legion troops wear on winter exercises. It is a waterproof outer layer meant to go over a shirt or fleece in rain, sleet and snow. It suits hikers, hunters, campers, collectors and reenactors who want genuine French kit rather than a commercial shell.

Features

• Gore-Tex Shell — Gore-Tex is a waterproof, breathable membrane that keeps rain out while letting body moisture escape, so you stay drier on the move.
• CCE Camouflage — CCE (Centre Europe) is the French military's woodland pattern of green, brown, tan and black, built for European forest and field terrain.
• Snap Storm Flap — A placket of press studs runs the full length of the front to cover the closure and block wind-driven rain.
• Tall Collar With Drawcords — A high stand collar with toggle-adjusted drawcords closes up around the neck and chin in bad weather.
• Flapped Cargo Pockets — Large covered pockets at the hips and a flapped chest pocket keep gear dry and secure.
• Hook-And-Loop Patch Panels — Hook-and-loop fastener panels on the chest and upper sleeve take rank tabs, name tapes or unit patches.
• Adjustable Cuffs — Hook-and-loop cuff tabs cinch the sleeves over gloves or around the wrists to seal out cold and wet.
• Shoulder Epaulettes — Buttoned epaulettes on each shoulder carry rank slides as on the original issue.
• Genuine French Army Issue — This is original government kit made for French forces, not a commercial copy.

Issued To French Forces

The jacket was made for the French Army and has been worn by Foreign Legion units in snow and forest training. It is cut as a loose outer shell with room for insulating layers underneath, and its pattern matches the rest of the French CCE uniform. For collectors and reenactors it is a correct piece of French field kit, and for everyone else it is a hard-wearing waterproof built to a military specification.