TB Outdoor
SE Tarrerias Bonjean
La Monnerie-le-Montel, France
About
Founded in 1648, TB Outdoor is a defense prime contractor based in La Monnerie-le-Montel, France working in soldier equipment.
TB Outdoor is the outdoor, survival and bushcraft brand of the French cutlery company Tarrerias Bonjean (SE Tarrerias Bonjean), based in Thiers, France and founded in 1648. The company designs and manufactures knives in France, including folding, fixed-blade, kitchen and table knives. It has been a supplier to the French Army for more than 20 years, designing and producing knives for French soldiers, including the C.A.C. knife, which became the official knife of the Armée de Terre in 2018, and Bivouac and Baroudeur models issued from 1996 and 2001. Marine Nationale editions of several models are also offered. Civilian versions of its military-derived knives are sold to the public, including tactical folding knives and spare parts for military-pattern knives. The company is a small and medium-sized enterprise and a member of the Hénokiens association of family companies. It states that its blades use Nitrox, a nitrogen-enriched stainless steel it developed, and that it is certified ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
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C.A.C.
Folding tactical knife
Combat knife adopted as the official knife of the French Army, with civilian versions and Marine Nationale editions.
Bivouac
Fixed-blade knife
Field knife supplied to the French Army from 1996 until its replacement by the Baroudeur in 2001, and also offered as a Marine Nationale edition.
Baroudeur
Fixed-blade knife
Field and bushcraft knife that replaced the Bivouac as French Army standard issue in 2001.
Unboxer
Folding EDC knife
Compact everyday-carry folding knife, also offered as a Marine Nationale edition.
Maraudeur
Folding knife
Folding knife in the TB Outdoor range, with G10 and carbon-fibre handle options.
Suricate
Folding knife
Folding knife with a patented thumb-wheel opening system, made in Thiers.
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ISO 9001
ISO 14001
