Can anyone here help me out with a NSN regarding finger lights

[Scoobie Newbie]

I'm trying to track down the NSN for an LED finger light that I'm told is popular with Airforce mechanics.  If someone can help me out I'd appreciate it.

 

[54/102 CEF]

Database doesn`t recognize LED FINGER lights - would you have better keywords - manufacturer?

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

I tried all those.  I was hoping that someone here would have used them and been able to get me the NSN.

 

[chrisf]

I've got one on my desk in front of me right now, unfortunately, there's no NSN stamped on it... I seem to recall that it came in a container along the lines of a film cannister, black with a blue label on it, which likely had the NSN.

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

anychance of tracking it down, or the official name of it?

 

[Inch]

I'll look into it for you next week, Wing cleanup and sports day tomorrow.

PM inbound.

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

PM outbound.
Thanks.

 

[Zoomie]

I have one at work too - I will endeavour to check the canister for an NSN for you.

 

[old medic]

http://www.flightsuits.com/helm_lites.html

The Finger Lite with NVG green light is designed for use with with all night vision goggles and devices. It preserves dark adaptation. The Finger Lite is a third generation product that can be worn on any finger of either hand using stretch hook and loop. Includes a push ON - push OFF switch.

NSN: 6230-01-357-2175 (For NVG only)
NSN: 6230-01-473-2117  White


Can be bought in other colours:

http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/flashlights%20main/seitz_industries.htm
http://store.andairsoft.com/ledfili.html
http://www.helicoptersonly.com/shop/en-us/dept_29.html
http://www.countycomm.com/fingerlight.htm

Didn't find any Canadian NSN numbers however.

 

[George Wallace]

Didn't find any Canadian NSN numbers however.

You won't find a "Canadian" NATO Stock Number on the item, unless it was manufactured in Canada.   If I remember correctly 00 was German, 01 was US, and 21 was Cdn.

 

[AmmoTech90]

00, 01 - US
12 - German
14 - France
17 - Dutch
20, 21 - Canadian
25 - Norwegian
66 - Australian
98 - NZ
99 - UK

Why do I have such useless info in my head...

 

[Inch]

Didn't find any Canadian NSN numbers however.

And you won't because NSN stands for NATO Stock Number, no such thing as a Canadian NSN (unless you're actually looking at the digits as the two gents above posted). Also, none of those lights you linked to are the ones we get issued, unless of course they've changed the issued light since I got mine 3 years ago.

 

[old medic]

Holy Jump'in..

Thanks All, I can identify a NSN 10 times out of 10......
It's Nato Stock Number here, but in the US it's National Stock Number.
The format is Group,Class,Country Code,Supplier Number,Item number

With most items you can run web searches with a "-21" to come up with items with Canadian numbers and suppliers.

 

[George Wallace]

00, 01 - US
12 - German
14 - France
17 - Dutch
20, 21 - Canadian
25 - Norwegian
66 - Australian
98 - NZ
99 - UK

Why do I have such useless info in my head...

Those look much better.  Not being in a position as a Cbt Storesman long enough to have them stamped with indullable ink on the back of my mind, I stand corrected.

 

[chrisf]

And you won't because NSN stands for NATO Stock Number, no such thing as a Canadian NSN (unless you're actually looking at the digits as the two gents above posted). Also, none of those lights you linked to are the ones we get issued, unless of course they've changed the issued light since I got mine 3 years ago.

Bottom of this page http://www.flightsuits.com/helm_lites.html is the one I have... which as far as I knew, was the Canadian issue one (Got it from a sar tech maybe 10 years ago)

 

[Inch]

Bottom of this page http://www.flightsuits.com/helm_lites.html is the one I have... which as far as I knew, was the Canadian issue one (Got it from a sar tech maybe 10 years ago)

The one I've got has a lever to turn the light on and off that you flick with your thumb, that one doesn't appear to have it. They could have changed it, I know the lip light on my mic is different than some of the older ones. I'll confirm it on Mon.

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

Thank you.

 

[Sf2]

The pic on the bottom is the one the Griffon guys get - except its all black - no on/off lever on it - you push the end of the light in and it turns on.

As far as the lip lights go, again, Griffon guys get the bottom one.

 

[Zoomie]

The one I have is like the one pictured... I have seen both (lever and push type) - Lip Light's are also a varied bunch in our system, I have seen at least two different styles.

 

[Garry]

I thought (there's that word again) that the supply system had gotten rid of NSN's and gone to our own classification system