National Stock Number
3230-01-297-8438
National Stock Number (NSN) 3230-01-297-8438, or NIIN 012978438, (bit,router) was assigned April 7, 1989 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 012978438 was cancelled on October 13, 2004, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 37785. [A SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TOOL TO BE USED ON NONMETALLIC MATERIALS. IT MAY HAVE FLUTED CUTTING EDGES OR FORMED BLADES ON THE PERIPHERY AND ONE END, AND A DRIVING AND/OR MOUNTING ELEMENT ON THE OPPOSITE END. DOUBLE END STRAIGHT SHANK BITS ARE LITERALLY TWO BITS IN ONE, WITH CUTTING POSITIONS ON BOTH ENDS OF THE SHANK.]. This item does not have a critical feature such as tolerance, fit restrictions or application. Nuclear hardness properties have not been determined (not valid for input). There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 3230012978438 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.