Table 4-3. Location of Markings

TM 9-1375-213-34&P

PACKAGING COMPONENTS

SEAL, METALLIC-8794342-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, OR 6

PACKING FOR LIGHT BOXES 9325874

NOTES:

1-SPEC MIL-A-002550 APPLIES

2-MATERIAL: INK, STENCIL, BLACK NO. 37038, TYPE II, III, OR IV SPEC A-A-208.

A-ALTERNATIVE: INK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DWG 9211789

B-ALTERNATIVE: LACQUER (ENAMEL) NITROCELLULOSE AND ACRYLIC, AEROSOL

SPEC TT-L-50

C-ALTERNATIVE: PAINT, STENCIL, FLAT, SPEC A-A-1558

D-ALTERNATIVE: MARK IN ACCORDANCE WITH DWG 9295098 WIDTH OF LETTER

STROKE SHALL BE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO THAT OBTAINED WITH STENCIL.

3-MATERIAL: PAINT, ORANGE NO. 32246, SPEC TT-P-96

A-ALTERNATIVE: PAINT, STENCIL, FLAT, SPEC A-A-1558

B-ALTERNATIVE: LACQUER (ENAMEL) NITROCELLULOSE AND ACRYLIC. AEROSOL.

ORANGE NO. 12197 OR NO. 12215, SPEC TT-L-50

MARKING INSTRUCTIONS

M l THE MARKING OF WOOD SHIPPING BOXES FOR AMMUNITION ITEMS SHALL BE

PLACED ON TOP ONE SIDE AND BOTH ENDS. (BOTH ENDS TO BE MARKED

ALIKE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH TYPICAL MARKING DIAGRAMS, NOTES AND

MARKING INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS DRAWING AND APPLICABLE

PACKING AND MARKING BOX DRAWING.

M2- LETTERS AND FIGURES SHALL BE MARKED WITH BLACK STENCIL INK.

(NOTE 2)

M3- THE DESIRED HEIGHT OF LETTERS AND FIGURES AND MINIMUM SIZE ALLOWED

ARE AS FOLLOWS:

DESIRED SIZE

MINIMUM SIZE

MARKING

A- NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER AND D.O.D.

IDENTIFICATION CODE (DODIC) ------------ 1.INCH HIGH

7/16 INCH HIGH

B- LOT NUMBER ------------------------------------------ 1.INCH HIGH

1. INCH HIGH

THE LETTERS AND FIGURES OF THE

LOT NUMBER MAY BE 7/16 INCH MIN

HEIGHT ON CLEATS OF SHALLOW

DEPTH BOXES AND ON SIDE OF BOXES

ONLY IN CASES WHERE ALLOWABLE

SPACE IS INSUFFICIENT FOR 1 INCH

CHARACTERS.

C- DESCRIPTIVE NOMENCLATURE,

7/16 INCH HIGH

CALIBER AND WEAPON DESIGNATION ---- 1.INCH HIGH

D- ALL OTHER MARKING --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/16 INCH HIGH

E- THE SIZES AND SPACES OF LETTER BLOCKS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF

STANDARD MACHINE CUT STENCIL LETTERING

F- DEVIATIONS IN SIZE OF LETTERS AND FIGURES WITHIN LIMITS SPECIFIED

ABOVE WILL BE PERMITTED WHEN SIZE OF BOX IS SUCH THAT THE DESIRED

SIZE SPECIFIED IS NOT PRACTICAL.

G- WHEN NECESSARY TO DEVIATE FROM DESIRED SIZE, THE LETTERS AND

FIGURES SHALL BE APPROXIMATELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE SIZES LISTED.

H- THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE VARIOUS MARKING SHALL BE AS SHOWN.

MARKING SHALL BE PLACED TO AVOID INTERFERENCE WITH WIRES OR

HARDWARE.

I- THE MARKING BLOCKS

SHOWN ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES

ONLY AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION

TO BE ENTERED.

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