National Stock Number
5340-01-438-2696
National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-438-2696, or NIIN 014382696, (buckle) was assigned November 4, 1996 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 014382696 was cancelled on December 15, 2017, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - Inactive." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. 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 one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier 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.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 17223. [A FASTENING DEVICE USED TO JOIN TWO ENDS OF A BELT, STRAP OR THE LIKE. IT MAY BE A SINGLE UNIT DESIGNED TO BE ATTACHED TO ONE END OF A BELT OR STRAP AND SECURE THE OPPOSITE END BY PENETRATION, BY CLAMPING, OR BY FRICTION, OR IT MAY CONSIST OF MALE AND FEMALE SECTIONS HAVING ONE SECTION ATTACHED AT EACH END OF THE BELT OR STRAP AND JOINS THE TWO ENDS BY A HOOK-LIKE OR OTHER INTERLOCKING ACTION.]. 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 5340014382696 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.