National Stock Number (NSN) 5306-00-559-6268, or NIIN 005596268, (bolt,close tolerance) was assigned November 14, 1974 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 17 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 19 suppliers. Today, 17 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 14 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 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. The 24 month forecast from the US Government for this part number has high volatility, with an estimated forecasted value of US$ 7,660. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 27851. [AN EXTERNALLY THREADED FASTENER WHOSE UNTHREADED PORTION IS OF A SPECIFIED GRIP LENGTH, PLATED OR UNPLATED, AND IS MACHINED TO A TOLERANCE OF ONE THOUSANDTH (0.001) OF AN INCH (0.025 MM) OR LESS OF A SPECIFIC DIAMETER FOR ITEMS ONE INCH (25 MM) OR LESS IN DIAMETER. ITEMS OVER ONE INCH (25 MM) IN DIAMETER SHALL HAVE A TOLERANCE OF FIFTEEN TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.0015) OF AN INCH (0.038 MM) OR LESS. THE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER OF THE THREADS SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE THOUSANDTH (0.001) OF AN INCH (0.025 MM) BELOW THE MINIMUM SHANK DIAMETER, BUT NOT BELOW THE MINIMUM MAJOR DIAMETER FOR APPLICABLE CLASS OF FIT, AS SHOWN IN THE SCREW THREAD STANDARDS, FED STD H28 AND/OR OTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS. THE HEAD IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE HELD OR DRIVEN WITH AN INSERTED DRIVER, NOR IS IT DESIGNED FOR ROTATION BY THE THUMB AND FINGERS. A LOCKING FEATURE MAY BE INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD OR THREADS. FOR ITEMS HAVING CLOSE TOLERANCE, AND FABRICATED FROM MATERIAL HAVING 160,000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH (1100 MEGAPASCALS) MINIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH, SEE BOLT, SHEAR. FOR ITEMS FABRICATED FROM MATERIAL HAVING LESS THAN 160,000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH (1100 MEGAPASCALS) MINIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH AND NOT HAVING A CLOSE TOLERANCE, SEE BOLT, MACHINE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5306005596268 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 7318152000: bolts and bolts and their nuts or washers exported in the same shipment. The Schedule B End Use is listed as iron and steel products, other. NAICS classification category 332722: bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.