National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-212-0073, or NIIN 002120073, (rod,straight,headless) was assigned April 15, 1973 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. 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 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is 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 Oct 08, 2020. There have been 3 contracts issued for this part number, with 3 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE5EJ21V0137, SPE5E718V3391, SPE5E017V1282. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,523.90.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 19 different platforms.
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 Apr 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 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) 21876. [A HEADLESS, CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED, UNTHREADED, SOLID METALLIC ITEM WITH OR WITHOUT A DRILLED HOLE(S) PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS. ITS LENGTH EXCEEDS 12 INCHES (304.8MM) AND IT IS OF ONE NOMINAL DIAMETER. ONE OR BOTH ENDS ARE SQUARED, CHAMFERED, OR ROUNDED. DO NOT USE IF A MORE SPECIFIC ITEM NAME IS APPLICABLE. EXCLUDES:BAR, METAL AND PIN, STRAIGHT, HEADLESS.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 5340002120073 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.