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
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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
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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.
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DSA-# |
1965 |
No Dating Suffix |
1965 dated Mess Kit
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DSA-### |
1965-1966 |
No Dating Suffix |
1966 dated M-1956 Ammunition Case
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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
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DLA-### |
1977-1994 |
General format contract number as today |
1979 dated Air Force HGU-18/P Hat
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SPO-### |
1994-2003 |
General format contract number as today |
1996 dated CFP-90 Patrol Pack
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