National Stock Number
6685-00-172-3714
National Stock Number (NSN) 6685-00-172-3714, or NIIN 001723714, (ball) was assigned August 25, 1972 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, there are no suppliers listed as an Active supplier 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 Apr 07, 2011. 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: SPM4A511MD539. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 202.02.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
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 15, 2011, 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) 77777. 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 6685001723714 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.