USGI Contract Number Prefix Reference (Pre 2003)

2016-09-21 admin Reference

 

Prefix Valid Time Note Sample
QM 1954-1962 4 digits or long format with last two digits year number.
1954 dated M-1952A Body Armor
1960 dated M-1956 Intrenching Tool Carrier

1962 dated M-1956 Canteen Cover
DA 1950s-1961 The last two digits of contract number represented the year
1953 dated M-1951 Field Trousers Shell

1960 dated M-1956 Combat Field Pack
DSA-# 1962-1965 The last two digits of contract number represented the year.

Letter might on each side of the year number.
1962 dated M-1956 (Actually M-1961 pattern) Combat Field Pack. “E” on the front of year number

1963 dated M-1961 Combat Field Pack. “E” on the rear.
DSA-# 1965 No Dating Suffix

1965 dated Mess Kit
DSA-### 1965-1966 No Dating Suffix

1966 dated M-1956 Ammunition Case
DSA-### 1966-1977 General format contract number as today
1966 dated Sunburn-preventive cream paste, this contract format was not common in 1966, but really existed.

1968 dated M-1967 Compass/First Aid Dressing Case
DLA-### 1977-1994 General format contract number as today

1979 dated Air Force HGU-18/P Hat
SPO-### 1994-2003 General format contract number as today

1996 dated CFP-90 Patrol Pack