National Stock Number
5920-00-879-8161
National Stock Number (NSN) 5920-00-879-8161, or NIIN 008798161, (fuse,cartridge) was assigned January 1, 1962 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5920006822874.
There are 7 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 3 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, with the most recent procurement date of Dec 15, 2010. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM7M911M1374. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,203.45.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 27 different platforms.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) This part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00248. [A FUSE IN WHICH THE ELEMENT IS INCLOSED IN A CYLINDRICAL BODY. THE ELEMENT MAY BE RENEWABLE. THE TERMINALS MAY BE OF VARYING TYPES. IT MAY CONTAIN A VISUAL INDICATION THAT THE FUSIBLE ELEMENT IS SEVERED, AND MAY ALSO PROVIDE AN AUDIBLE ALARM THROUGH AUXILIARY CIRCUITRY. FOR NONCYLINDRICAL ITEMS, SEE FUSE, INCLOSED LINK.]. 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 5920008798161 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.