Military Surplus Clothing
Jackets • Pants • Shirts • Coveralls • 400+ SKUs from 25+ Nations
Keep Shooting’s military surplus clothing catalog runs to roughly 400 SKUs across seven sub-categories — field jackets and parkas, BDU and combat trousers, t-shirts and barracks shirts, mechanic and aircrew coveralls, wool and tactical gloves, socks, and the belts-suspenders-ponchos accessories family. Sourced from genuine military surplus releases across the US, NATO, Warsaw Pact, and neutral-Europe stocks — British, French, German, East German, Italian, Belgian, Portuguese, Czech, Polish, Russian, Norwegian, Swiss, Austrian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Dutch, Danish, and more — with each item marked by issuing nation and pattern era so collectors and shooters can shop by army, by garment type, or both.
About Military Surplus Clothing
Military surplus clothing is the core of what Keep Shooting has been selling for over two decades — the wearable uniform items that national armies, navies, air forces, and paramilitary services issue to their personnel and then release into the surplus market when the pattern changes or stocks rotate. The catalog at this level runs to roughly 400 SKUs spanning seven sub-categories (jackets, pants, shirts, coveralls, gloves, socks, and the belts-suspenders-ponchos accessories family) and pulling from more than 25 source nations. This is the page that exists for shoppers who want to browse by garment type; if you’re shopping by country instead, the surplus by country organization filters every item across every category by issuing nation.
Browse by Garment Type — The Seven Sub-Categories
The clothing catalog splits into seven named sub-categories, each with its own dedicated page and its own depth.
Jackets
The military surplus jackets sub-category covers the outerwear axis: field jackets (M-65, M-43, ECWCS), BDU and ACU combat jackets, parkas, flight jackets, soft shells, camo waterproof shells, gore-tex layered systems, and the country-specific patterns from Belgian jigsaw to Italian Vegetato to East German Strichtarn. The deepest sub-category in the clothing catalog and usually the entry point for new surplus buyers because a field jacket is the most recognizable surplus purchase.
Pants & Trousers
The military surplus pants sub-category covers combat trousers, BDU and ACU bottoms, fatigue pants, ECWCS cold- weather trousers, the European-pattern combat trousers (German Flecktarn, Italian Vegetato, Czech vz95, Polish wz93, Swiss Alpenflage), wool dress trousers, and the modern tactical-industry pants from Tru-Spec and similar. Pairs naturally with the jackets sub-category for matched uniform sets.
Shirts
The military surplus shirts sub-category runs from BDU and ACU combat shirts (the “blouse” in military nomenclature) through unit and branch t-shirts (Portuguese Fuzileiros, Comandos, Air Force PT), British MTP barracks shirts, Norwegian M/75 field shirts, sweaters and wool-blend pullovers (Czech wool-blend V-neck, German Bundeswehr pullovers), and the ceremonial / dress-uniform shirts from across the NATO and Warsaw Pact catalogs.
Coveralls & One-Piece Garments
The military surplus coveralls sub-category covers the one-piece work garments: aircrew flight suits, tanker coveralls, mechanic and vehicle-maintenance coveralls, the Czech and East German single-piece work uniforms, and the chemical-protection and NBC oversuits. Useful as workshop, motorcycle, paintball, and costume kit far beyond the original military-mechanic use case.
Gloves
The military surplus gloves sub-category covers wool inserts, leather shells, combat gloves with knuckle protection, NBC chemical-protection gloves, Arctic mitts and trigger-finger mitts for cold-weather operations, and the modern tactical glove patterns. Pairs with the jackets and headwear axes for full cold-weather kits.
Socks
The military surplus socks sub-category covers the issue wool boot socks, summer cotton socks, ski socks, and the cold-weather wool blends. The most-overlooked category in surplus clothing — everyone needs them, nobody thinks about them, and the issue wool socks outlast civilian counterparts by years.
Military Clothing Accessories
The military clothing accessories sub-category is the catch-all parent for the items that finish a uniform but don’t fit any of the garment-type buckets above — belts, suspenders, ponchos, balaclavas, neckties, underwear, sleepwear, and work aprons. 40+ SKUs nested here, organized into three further sub-sub-categories (belts, suspenders, ponchos) plus four parent-level buckets for the niche items. The deepest of the seven clothing sub-categories in terms of sub-organization.
Browse by Source Nation
Garment type is one shopping axis; source nation is the other. Most surplus collectors and historical re-enactors start from a country and shop down rather than starting from a garment type. The surplus by country organization filters every item in this catalog by issuing nation, so a buyer building (say) an East German NVA kit or a Norwegian Heimevernet kit can shop the cross-cut directly. The nations represented in the current clothing catalog include (in rough volume order):
- USGI — BDU, ACU, ECWCS, M-65, flight jackets, Drifire base layers, USMC and Navy issue items
- British — MTP, DPM, smock jackets, woolen pullovers, barracks shirts, Royal Mail issue neckties
- German Bundeswehr — Flecktarn combat uniforms, wool pullovers, leather belts, parka shells, gloves
- East German NVA — Strichtarn rain-pattern uniforms, leather service belts, Y-straps, Steingrau parade items (see also our East German collecting guide)
- Italian — Vegetato camo, Alpini cold-weather kit, Carabinieri uniforms, leather police belts
- Norwegian — M/75 field uniforms, Home Guard belts, modern Forsvaret items
- French — F1 and F2 combat uniforms, judo uniforms, FAMAS harness suspenders
- Czech — vz95 and vz07 patterns, wool sweaters, M60 suspenders, work aprons
- Polish — wz93, wz84 suspenders, modern Wojsko Polskie items
- Belgian — Jigsaw camo (the M90 pattern), paratrooper smocks
- Portuguese — Comandos and Fuzileiros unit gear, Air Force PT items, Special Forces t-shirts
- Swiss — Alpenflage camo, M83/90 patterns, roller belts, NBC poncho, snow camo
- Austrian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian, Dutch, Danish — and several more, in smaller quantities
What “Surplus” Means In This Catalog
With a small handful of marked exceptions, every item in this catalog is genuine military-issued surplus — manufactured under a national-military government contract, issued or warehoused, and then released into the surplus market when the issuing force moved to a different pattern. Items show authentic issue wear (sometimes minimal, sometimes significant), they were actually worn by actual soldiers, and the supply that exists is finite. No factory is making more East German Strichtarn jackets or 1980s French F1 combat trousers; the catalog circulation is whatever the original production run produced minus what’s been consumed in the decades since.
Some catalogs in the surplus market sell reproduction items as “surplus” without making the distinction clear. We don’t. Anything we sell as surplus is genuine surplus; the small set of reproduction or modern-tactical-industry items (Drifire base layers, Tru-Spec items, SPEC-OPS battle belts, Tactical Tailor duty belts) are marked accordingly on the product pages and listed as modern-production rather than surplus.
Sizing, Fit, & Foreign-Pattern Notes
Foreign-military sizing does not always map directly to US sizing. Most European military garments are sized to the issuing nation’s anthropometric standards, which run smaller in the chest and longer in the sleeve than equivalent US sizes. Each product page lists the actual measurements (chest, length, sleeve, waist, inseam) so buyers can compare against their own measurements rather than relying on the issuing nation’s size label. Where a European garment’s size label is ambiguous (Cold War Warsaw Pact nations sometimes used height-and-chest combined codes), the product page translates to the US small/medium/large equivalent.
Surplus condition language matters too. Issue wear is normal and usually adds to authenticity rather than detracting from it — a forty-year-old field jacket with no wear at all is worth more skeptical inspection than one that shows honest use. Product pages note condition where it’s relevant.
Pairing & Cross-References
The military surplus clothing catalog sits inside the broader military surplus catalog alongside the bags-and-packs, field-gear, tactical-gear, helmets, and collectibles sub-trees. For military surplus footwear and the boots that round out a uniform from the ground up, see the footwear catalog. For the head-covering items that pair with the balaclava-and-face-mask slice in our accessories sub-category, see the military surplus hats and caps catalog. For full nation-specific kits, the surplus by country organization is the way most collectors actually navigate the catalog. And if you’re new to surplus collecting, our guide “Why Buy Military Surplus Gear” walks through the value proposition and what to look for on a first purchase.
Frequently Asked Questions — Military Surplus Clothing
Keep Shooting carries a wide selection of Military Surplus Clothing products from trusted brands. Browse our catalog to see the full range, and use the filters on the left to narrow by brand, price, or product type.
Yes! All orders over $49.95 qualify for free shipping, including Military Surplus Clothing products. Orders typically ship within 1–2 business days.
Keep Shooting offers hassle-free returns on Military Surplus Clothing products. If you're not completely satisfied, contact our customer service team for a return authorization. All products must be in original, unused condition.
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