Military surplus
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Military surplus are goods, usually matériel
, that are sold or otherwise disposed of when no longer needed by the military
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s often buy these goods and resell them at surplus store
s. Military surplus rarely includes weapons or munitions, though they are occasionally found in such stores. Usually the goods sold by the military are clothing
, equipment, and tool
s of a generally useful nature. Also, embroidered patches, name tags, and other items that can be used with a military uniform. Occasionally, vehicles will be sold as well (jeeps, trucks, etc.).
Demand for such items comes from various collectors, survivalists, and fans of airsoft guns and paintball
.
Materiel
Materiel is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management....
, that are sold or otherwise disposed of when no longer needed by the military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
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Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
s often buy these goods and resell them at surplus store
Surplus store
A surplus store or disposals store sells items that are used, or purchased but unused, and no longer needed. The surplus is often military, government or industrial excess often called army-navy stores in America...
s. Military surplus rarely includes weapons or munitions, though they are occasionally found in such stores. Usually the goods sold by the military are clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
, equipment, and tool
Tool
A tool is a device that can be used to produce an item or achieve a task, but that is not consumed in the process. Informally the word is also used to describe a procedure or process with a specific purpose. Tools that are used in particular fields or activities may have different designations such...
s of a generally useful nature. Also, embroidered patches, name tags, and other items that can be used with a military uniform. Occasionally, vehicles will be sold as well (jeeps, trucks, etc.).
Demand for such items comes from various collectors, survivalists, and fans of airsoft guns and paintball
Paintball
Paintball is a sport in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by tagging them with capsules containing water soluble dye and gelatin shell outside propelled from a device called a paintball marker . Paintballs have a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble...
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See also
- Military surplus stores
- Performance-based logistics
- Surplus Property ActSurplus Property ActThe Surplus Property Act of 1944 is an act of the United States Congress that was enacted to provide for the disposal of surplus government property to "a State, political subdivision of a State, or tax-supported organization"...
(USA)