List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation

This is a list of U.S. Army weapons and material by supply catalog designation, or Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) by group. The U.S Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog used an alpha-numeric nomenclature system from about the mid-1920s to about 1958. These designations represent parts catalogs for supply and repair purposes. There can be numerous volumes, changes, and updates under each designation.

Contents

War Department Catalog

Group "A" Material

Automatic Weapons, small mortars, Carts, and Light artillery

Group "B" Material

Revolvers, Pistols, Shotguns, Arms Chests, rocket launchers

Group "C" Material

Pack, Light, and medium field artillery as well as Limbers and caissons

Group "D" Material

Heavy field artillery

Group "E" Material

Artillery on Barbette, and railway Carriages

Group "F" Material

Fire control, and sighting material

Group "G" Material

Tank and Automotive.

Group "H" Material

Hardware

Group "I" Material

(unknown or unused?)

Group "J" Material

Common Tools

Group "K" Material

Fluids, Gases, expendables

Group "L" Material

Target Material

Group "M" Material

Misc?

Group "N" Material

Tool sets

Group "O" Material

(Unknown or unused)

Group "P" Material

Ammunition for heavy artillery

Group "Q" Material

Special Weapons Material

Group "R" Material

Ammunition for pack, light, and medium field artillery

Group "S" Material

Bombs, Grenades, Pyrotechnics

Group "T" Material

Small arms ammunition

Group "U" Material

Group "V" Material

(unused or unknown)

Group "W" Material

(unused or unknown)

Group "X" Material

(unused or unknown)

Group "Y" Material

Guided Missiles, Guidance and control, launching, transporting, and Handling material. (as well as radio-controlled aerial targets)

Group "Z" material

Captured Foreign material

See also

World War I portal
World War II portal

Notes

References

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