National Stock Number
5340-01-259-6163
National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-259-6163, or NIIN 012596163, (clip,retaining) was assigned July 19, 1987 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. One of those 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 17, 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) 02385. [A CLIP FORMED FROM RESILIENT WIRE STOCK INTO A SHAPE RESEMBLING THE LETTER U, WITH EACH OF THE PRONGS HAVING ONE OR MORE CURVATURES ALONG ITS LENGTH. IT IS DESIGNED TO HOLD ITSELF IN PLACE BY ITS INHERENT SPRING ACTION WHEN FITTED INTO THE GROOVE(S) OR NOTCH(ES) OF THE ITEM UPON WHICH A PART, SHAFT, PIN, OR A LIKE ITEM IS TO BE HELD IN PLACE. SEE ALSO PIN, LOCK; RING, RETAINING AND CLIP, SPRING TENSION. FOR ITEMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AVIATON, SEE CLIP(1), RETAINING, AVIATION.]. 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 5340012596163 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.