National Stock Number
5306-01-331-8591
National Stock Number (NSN) 5306-01-331-8591, or NIIN 013318591, (bolt,shear) was assigned December 29, 1990 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 11 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 15 suppliers. Today, 13 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 11 suppliers 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 unique to one weapons system.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jan 10, 2007, 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) 15903. [A HIGH STRENGTH, 160,000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH (1100 MEGAPASCALS) MINIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH EXTERNALLY THREADED FASTENER DESIGNED FOR USE IN APPLICATIONS INVOLVING GREAT SHEAR STRESS. THE HEAD IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXTERNAL WRENCH OR DRIVER. 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. THE UNTHREADED PORTION IS OF SPECIFIC 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. A LOCKING FEATURE MAY BE INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD OR THREADS. SEE BOLT, MACHINE AND BOLT, CLEVIS.]. 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 5306013318591 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Sep 01, 2026.