National Stock Number
6810-00-077-8573
National Stock Number (NSN) 6810-00-077-8573, or NIIN 000778573, (charcoal,activated) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 1991, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 16647. [A CARBONACEOUS PRODUCT CHARACTERIZED BY ITS HIGH ABSORPTION CAPACITY FOR GASES, VAPORS AND COLLOIDAL SOLIDS AND THEREFORE EXTENSIVELY USED IN GAS MASKS FOR RECOVERY OF SOLVENT VAPORS OR THE PROTECTION AGAINST TOXIC GASES AND FOR THE REMOVAL OF COLOR, TASTE, ODOR AND OTHER IMPURITIES FROM GASEOUS AND LIQUID MEDIA. IT IS PRODUCED BY THE DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF VEGETABLE MATTER SUCH AS WOOD, PEAT, LIGNITE, BONES, RICE HULLS, NUT SHELLS, AND THE LIKE, AND SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH STEAM AND\OR CARBON DIOXIDE TO BRING ABOUT A HIGHLY POROUS STRUCTURE.]. 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 I of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS should be available to the user. NSN 6810000778573 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.