TB-Outdoor

TB-Outdoor is a French brand of tactical, survival and outdoor knives produced by the Tarrerias Bonjean cutlery house, whose workshop heritage in Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme) is presented by the brand as dating back to 1648. The brand positions itself at the intersection of bushcraft, survival and para-military equipment, and it markets its knives directly through its own e-commerce site, tb-outdoor.com, with prices in euros. The range is built around a small number of strongly identified models. The Bivouac® is a compact multi-function knife made in Thiers, described as identical to the original knife supplied as an official issue to the French army in the late 1990s, with a stainless tempered-steel blade and an ABS handle that houses a fork and spoon in a patented slide system. The Maraudeur® is a high-end bushcraft and survival knife, fully made in France, with a MOX® stainless-steel blade, a handle in Paracord 550® or G10 depending on version, a black PVD finish, a glass breaker and a Kydex sheath compatible with the MOLLE® system. Le Commandeur®, developed from a meeting with Philippe Perotti, uses 3.00 mm Alenox® steel with at least 18% chromium for corrosion resistance. The C.A.C.® line is offered in several versions tied to French military institutions, including Légion Étrangère and Marine Nationale editions. The brand states that it has been a supplier to the French army since 1996, citing the Bivouac® (1996), the Baroudeur® (2001) and the C.A.C.® (an Army issue since 2018). This military-supply narrative is central to its positioning: the products are presented as field-proven designs, often reproduced with period tools and materials, and many can be personalised with a first name or text. Prices observed on the official site range from around €27 for the Bivouac® to €129–€189 for the C.A.C. and bushcraft models. TB-Outdoor operates as a brand of Tarrerias Bonjean rather than as an independent listed company; no public listing, ticker or independent ownership structure is indicated in the available evidence. Its market is primarily French, with an online store serving French-speaking outdoor, survival and military-interest customers, and its catalogue combines military-issue heritage models with civilian outdoor and gift-oriented personalisation.

TB-Outdoor is presented by its own website as a brand of outdoor, survival and tactical knives from TB, a cutlery maker founded in 1648 in Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme), the historic French cutlery centre. The brand is identified in Wikidata as a French brand of tactical, survival and outdoor knives by Tarrerias Bonjean, the Thiers cutlery house, which places TB-Outdoor within a long-established French knife-making lineage rather than as a standalone start-up. The brand's modern identity is closely tied to French military supply. According to its official site, TB-Outdoor has been a supplier to the French army since 1996, and it dates key models to that relationship: the Bivouac® (1996), the Baroudeur® (2001) and the C.A.C.® (an Army issue since 2018). The Bivouac® is described as a multi-function knife made in Thiers by TB, identical to the original knife supplied as official issue to the French army in the late 1990s and produced with the tools of the period. This emphasis on reproducing issue knives with period tooling is a recurring theme in the brand's product storytelling. Over time the catalogue expanded from the compact multi-function Bivouac® into heavier bushcraft and survival designs. The Maraudeur® is presented as a high-end bushcraft and survival knife, entirely made in France, with a MOX® stainless-steel blade, a handle in Paracord 550® or G10 depending on version, a black PVD finish, a glass breaker and a Kydex sheath compatible with the MOLLE® system. Le Commandeur® was developed from a meeting with Philippe Perotti and uses 3.00 mm Alenox® steel with a chromium content of at least 18%, chosen for corrosion resistance. The C.A.C.® family was extended into commemorative and institutional editions, including Légion Étrangère and Marine Nationale versions, some marked by anniversaries such as "400 ans" for the Marine Nationale. The brand sells primarily through its own online store, tb-outdoor.com, with prices in euros and a catalogue that mixes military-issue heritage models with civilian outdoor knives and personalisation options such as engraving a first name or text. Observed prices range from about €27 for the Bivouac® to €129–€189 for the C.A.C. and bushcraft models. No public listing, ticker or independent corporate structure is indicated in the available evidence; TB-Outdoor operates as a brand of Tarrerias Bonjean.

• 2018

  The C.A.C.® becomes an official issue of the French Army.

• 2001

  The Baroudeur® model is dated to 2001.

• 1996

  TB-Outdoor becomes a supplier to the French army; the Bivouac® is dated to 1996.

• 1648

  TB cutlery heritage in Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme) is dated by the brand to 1648.

French-made tactical, survival and outdoor knives with a military-supply heritage, sold direct to consumers and personalisable.

• Bivouac®

  Compact multi-function knife made in Thiers, identical to the original knife supplied as official issue to the French army in the late 1990s; stainless tempered-steel blade and ABS handle housing a fork and spoon in a patented slide system.

• Maraudeur®

  High-end bushcraft and survival knife, fully made in France, with MOX® stainless-steel blade, Paracord 550® or G10 handle, black PVD finish, glass breaker and MOLLE®-compatible Kydex sheath.

• Le Commandeur®

  Knife developed from a meeting with Philippe Perotti, made in 3.00 mm Alenox® steel with at least 18% chromium for corrosion resistance.

• C.A.C.®

  Military-issue pattern line, an Army issue since 2018, offered in versions including Légion Étrangère and Marine Nationale editions.

• Baroudeur®

  Model dated to 2001 in the brand's military-supply lineage.

1. 1TB-Outdoor official websitetb-outdoor.com
2. 2Bivouac® product pagetb-outdoor.com
3. 3Maraudeur® product pagetb-outdoor.com
4. 4Le Commandeur® product pagetb-outdoor.com
5. 5TB-Outdoor on Wikidatawikidata.org