National Stock Number
5305-01-478-8978
National Stock Number (NSN) 5305-01-478-8978, or NIIN 014788978, (screw,cap,hexagon head) was assigned October 2, 2000 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 4 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of May 24, 2018. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 24 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7L118FA1XR, SPE7L118FA1XR, SPE7L118FA1HT, SPE7LX16D0073, SPE7LX16D0073. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 3,350.01.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 12, 2013, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 18257. [AN EXTERNALLY THREADED FASTENER DESIGNED FOR INSERTION INTO HOLES IN ASSEMBLED PARTS, FOR MATING WITH A PREFORMED INTERNAL THREAD AND FOR TIGHTENING OR RELEASING BY TORQUING THE HEAD. THE THREADED AND UNTHREADED PORTIONS ARE BOTH OF THE SAME NOMINAL DIAMETER OF 0.190 INCH (5 MM) OR LARGER. HEAD DIMENSIONS AND SIZES OF THREADED AND UNTHREADED PORTIONS SHALL CONFORM TO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FASTENER STANDARDS. THE THREAD LENGTH BEING THE CONTROLLED DIMENSION, THE GRIP LENGTH IS NOT SPECIFIED. A LOCKING FEATURE MAY BE INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD OR THREADS. THE HEAD IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE HELD OR DRIVEN WITH AN INSERTED DRIVER OR BY THE THUMB AND FINGERS. EXCLUDES:BOLT,MACHINE; BOLT,EXTERNALLY RELIEVED BODY; BOLT,INTERNAL WRENCHING; AND SCREW,CAP,SOCKET HEAD.]. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5305014788978 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.