Oxman’s Surplus

I was recently recommended by a friend to go here. Ok cool. I had been searching for military mre’s .
Well. Much to my surprise I was mislead by a couple people here. The mre’s are civilian. They are not military.
It would help if they knew the products that they have and speak the truth on them.

Always a pleasant experience here! The museum is in itself worth making the trip to see–
For the store side, the employees are nice but not bothersome, kind of a «do your thing» appropriate-​military environment feel to it. They have all types of combat uniforms for sale, new and surplus, same-​day name tape service, some patches too – but mostly basic Army and Marine Corps ones; ranks, pride, and a few unit ones. They have some pins and flags as well, branch/​service pride t-​shirts, a lot of hats such as jeep caps, boonie hats, etc., boots, tools, coveralls, camping equipment, good field jackets, pea coats, etc.
I highly recommend «Oxman’s Surplus» for a military historical museum visit, and a cup of coffee – they have a small café of sorts too – and for its high quality surplus goods – it’s hard Not to find something you like or need at «Oxman’s»!
I like it also for sentimental reasons: It’s a classic old fashioned Army-​Navy store the kind of which my dad, a WWII combat rifleman, would take my brother and I to beginning when we were 6 and 7 years old – Love this place!

Great family feel and a very inviting environment. Lots of great gear that I come back often for. I don’t use their products for military purposes but for camping and backpacking they are fantastic. Tons of paracord and it’s also the only place around I’ve found Strike ‘em Anywhere matches which are a ton of fun and useful for campfires and emergencies. Also just heard of their new knife sharpening service which sounds great as well. The museum-​like entrance is fascinating but I’ve never tried the café.
I definitely recommend going here before other expensive survival stores or online sites.

Excellent customer service. The items in the museum are definitely worth a look see! Got a great deal on some boots for 15 bucks! Great find for surplus items!

Like everyone else has said, what puts this place over the top is the museum up front. Immediately when you come in you are greeted by this collection of military memorabilia that is made even more interesting by the signs on them holding tidbits of the late Mr. O’s wisdom. It’s also cool that there is a café, but we got there too early to try out the MREs… probably a good thing, if the horror stories I hear are true.
Our main purpose was to find accessories for a costume. They really catered to that around Halloween, and helpfully put all the costumes they had in the center. We quickly found used jungle boots for about $ 15, which was waaay cheaper than what we had been planning on spending. We also managed to find several other items, including a utility belt, canteen, and assorted pouches. All of these were more or less in line with prices we found on Amazon/​eBay, with the added benefit of having it physically available.
The worker there was very nice and helpful about what shoe size to get, availability of products, and anything else we had questions about. Great local shop to support… I will keep Oxman’s in mind if I need any camping gear and while I’m putting together an underground survival shelter for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.

So me and my father have been going here for years when the father was runing the store. So me and my father wanted to stop by after his appointment at the VA hospital in long beach. When we came my father came across some leather gloves that he liked since it’s gonna be cold soon. But since my father is a little blind but still a warrior for this country. He didn’t realize the gloves where messed up. But when He wanted to just exchange the gloves for another pair or even get his money back. I guess it was the younger son of Mr. Oxman that snapped at my father for somthing so small and treated my father like a customer who wanted to steal from the store. Really sir did you really feel like a grown man treating my father who’s served to protect this country for you to run a store of for vets and people who don’t know a thing about military surplus. Well i hope you feel really happy about what you said to my father and how you treated him. It’s called customer service sir. Please learn a thing or two about it and learn that your customers or not your average customers but some might be the ones who Made it possible for you to own a store like that. that has history in that city and on that block. So treat people with respect or be a jerk about it but be careful who you treat.

!!!Great place!!!
There’s a whole history of warfare here, but also lots of intricating stuff.
Oxman’s Surplus! Been here a couple of times now, my teens are Cadetes for Southeast Academy Military & Law Enforcement High School in Norwalk. When they need anything this is the place to come. Not only to find what you need, but also to get a little glimpse of Military History of WWII.
Their small free museum is very cool, the collection is interesting. They have old aircraft engines a B-​17 cokpit that you can seat in, an ejector seat, guns, missiles, metals and other cool varieties of authentic war items.
LoL!!! They even have a «Diagram», on how to kill someone quietly with a trench knife and with a piano wire «with a COMICAL WWII SOLDIER» tip-​toeing behind his enemy! Seriously, I’m not kidding. Ck my pictures.
It’s a cool place to visit even thou you don’t buy anything, you can walk freely without them watching over your shoulder.

Been going here for over 30 years and, frankly, the joint WAS a hoot!
Tacky but wonderful, but they gentrified the place and it’s just not the same!
Ol’ Man Oxman was the grumpy grand dad I never knew and was a lot of fun.
The sons I dealt with always looked at me suspiciously like I was going to walk off with their B17 cockpit — even though I was a semi regular customer.
Many of the displays are of questionable accuracy frankly. They’d often reminded me of one of those joints you’d see miles of signs for while driving in the boonies:.
«See the amazing four headed snake, see the mummified Indian squaw giving birth to quintuplets!»
Tacky ballyhoo but fun. Too bad they gentrified it.

This place has been here since I was a little kid. I used to go with my dad and be bored. But now that I’m an adult with a family to worry about, I love to shop here especially for emergency disaster supplies. The family always behind the register has always been very friendly and helpful. And although my kids now get to act bored when I take them with me to shop there lol, they found cute army looking to shirts to wear to school at a great price:) I also love to shop here for spf 50 hats to wear in the sun.
Ps great hot dogs here!!!

Great place! One place that I must say is a diamond in the rough. I dig this place, besides it having a variety of authentic war items, it’s got a wide selection of military items. I dig that they stamp out dog tags there on what looks like a nostalgic piece of machine. Lots more to list a must visit. Great people.

The people here are friendly. The shop is clean and well organized. The stock of camo clothing is very good. Lots of camping stuff and nylon packs and pouches. I would shop here again.

Thank you for being so attentive and engaging us about our needs.
Great service, great staff. They took time to answer our questions and helped us pick out cool knives and equipment for our earthquake kits.
Love this place

If like military history, the smell of old aircraft engines, and spending time with a patriotic family, you will LOVE this place. Great place to buy or just browse, but do not go here if you are in a hurry because you will be late for your next appointment.

This place is ur go to place to find awesome jumpsuits. They have a café and a free museum. Staff is very nice and helpful. #firstimer #goose #maverick

Selection was great. Prices are average. The staff is awesome and helpful. Museum is cool and free. This store is my new favorite place.

The staff is friendly and they have a pretty good selection. The store is squared away, The only reason I gave I 3 stars instead of four or five is because the prices are pretty high compared to online. I understand they are a brick and mortar store but is drastically high compared to online imo (I bought an assault pack here for $ 100 when I could have bought it online with free shipping for $ 70). Pretty much all the items I purchased here I could have bought online for a lot cheaper but they are a local business.

I love Oxman’s surplus, been here a million times was sad to hear in the LA TIMES that Mr. Oxman passed away. He was truly a gentleman.
I remember Gadge Getters Paradise and all the great stuff, the Armoured Suite, Military helmets all sorts of stuff they are Great!

Nice place.
The owners & staff are really nice.
The museum section is not real big but they have some interesting stuff there. The museum & little café make this a fun place to stop.
The surplus store seems a bit small to me. I am from the east coast though and we commonly have large warehouse surplus shops.
The place is clean and organized. If you don’t see what you’re looking for the staff is friendly & helpful.

Awesome place to find camping gear! They have a museum that teaches you by having visuals there. I love this little museum!

It’s all about Mr. O’s free museum up front.
Where else can you see a diagram on how to kill someone with piano wire that verges on comical — with a WWII soldier tip-​toeing behind someone, in an almost Looney Tunes fashion, and wrapping the cord around their throat (photo:
)?
Sat down in an ejector seat and watched some of the USC/​UCLA game while some kids played around in the B-​17 cockpit (photo:
) by the eatery they have set up.
It’s a pretty interesting collection of military and NASA memorabilia. There are guns, missiles, teaching visual aids, bits of wreckage, patches, medals, radios, various vehicular instruments, and random things like a candy bar wrapper discovered clutched in a dead German’s hand (photo:
).
The store, which encapsulates the back half of the building, is pretty decent. Like many surplus shops, its primarily camping gear and other miscellaneous things. I was able to get a good price on customized name tape I needed for a uniform.
Like I said, alllllll about the museum.