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    Apr 29, 2012 - Army equipment tags? #1

    Sorry guys. Did not even know what to call these. The military slaps them on everything.
    I am making a custom case for an old Winchester Model 12 trench gun. I am creating a "ammo crate" like case for it and want to put some decals on it.

    What is the right format for the little black ID equipment tags?
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    Apr 29, 2012 - Re: Army equipment tags? #2

    Google image "military data plates", you'll get a boatload of pics...
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    Apr 29, 2012 - Re: Army equipment tags? #3

    Here are a few I have.





    Hope these Help.

    They are printed on Metallic & Black stickers and then attached to thin metal plates.

    But the Stickers can be in any color of your choosing (Red, Blue, Yellow) Whatever with Metallic letters.
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    Apr 30, 2012 - Re: Army equipment tags? #4

    Just so you know, on the US ones the the 2 singled out digits in the NSN are the last two numbers in the year of manufacture.
    So in the case of the night sight posted above, it was made in 2001 (5855-01-422-8782)

    I hope thats some help to you
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    Apr 30, 2012 - Re: Army equipment tags? #5

    88reaper88 said: View Post
    Just so you know, on the US ones the the 2 singled out digits in the NSN are the last two numbers in the year of manufacture.
    So in the case of the night sight posted above, it was made in 2001 (5855-01-422-8782)

    I hope thats some help to you
    hmmm........ having served over 20 years in the military, it was always taken that the pair of digits was the country code (country of origin)
    US is 00 and 01, Japan 30, Saudi Arabia is 70, the UK is 99 and Australia is 66

    *edit*
    Here's a breakdown for you:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_Stock_Number
    http://www.nato.int/structur/ac/135/...sh/e_1-6-5.htm
    Last edited by Nobby; Apr 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM. Reason: added link
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    Apr 30, 2012 - Re: Army equipment tags? #6

    I got the NSN number mixed up with the DSA number

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