National Stock Number
7520-01-218-7456
National Stock Number (NSN) 7520-01-218-7456, or NIIN 012187456, (pen,recording) was assigned October 18, 1985 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 012187456 was cancelled on January 2, 2016, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Oct 09, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. 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) 03909. [A SMALL DEVICE USUALLY MADE OF GLASS, PLASTIC, OR METAL HAVING A SELF-CONTAINED INK RESERVOIR, AND WHEN ATTACHED TO THE ARM OF VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS IS USED TO MARK GRAPHS, CHARTS, AND THE LIKE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 7520012187456 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.