National Stock Number
5315-01-217-2868
National Stock Number (NSN) 5315-01-217-2868, or NIIN 012172868, (pin,retaining) was assigned September 24, 1985 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 012172868 was cancelled on January 2, 2019, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - USE." This NSN was replaced by NSN 2530007530709. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 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 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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 somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 different weapons systems.
There has been a small amount of 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 13, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The data or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 02388. [A PREFORMED WIRE FASTENING DEVICE BENT TO FORM A SPRING AT ONE END, ONE PRONG BEING EXTENDED, THE OTHER BEING BENT TO FORM A HOOK TO HOLD THE EXTENDED PRONG IN PLACE.]. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5315012172868 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.