Wikidata:Property proposal/NATO Stock Number

NATO Stock Number

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Generic

Done: NATO Stock Number (P5581) (Talk and documentation)

Description	13-character code identifying an object used by NATO member country armed forces
Represents	NATO Stock Number (Q357602)
Data type	External identifier
Domain	Q17553950
Allowed values	\d{4}-\w{2}-\w{3}-\w{4}
Example 1	desk (Q1064858) → 7110-01-482-1192
Example 2	bed (Q42177) → 7105-01-482-1206
Example 3	TACLANE-FLEX, 1Gbps (Q55236915) → 5810-01-659-9037
Example 4	M1 Abrams (Q173684) → 2350-01-087-1095
Example 5	F/A-18 Super Hornet (Q223318) → 1510-01-578-1741
Example 6	F/A-18 Super Hornet (Q223318) → 1510-66-158-1214
Example 7	B-2 Spirit (Q180285) → 1510-01-514-6555
Example 8	F-35A Lightning II (Q17519093) → 1510-01-660-1118
Example 9	EA-18G Growler (Q890185) → 1510-01-648-1513
Example 10	MQ-1C Gray Eagle (Q387188) → 1550-01-619-2239
Example 11	MQ-1C Gray Eagle (Q387188) → 1550-01-648-0888
Example 12	MQ-9 Reaper (Q816695) → 1550-15-193-5739
Source	Various online databases, manufacturer specification sheets and websites https://www.nsnlookup.com
External links	Use in sister projects: [ar] • [de] • [en] • [es] • [fr] • [he] • [it] • [ja] • [ko] • [nl] • [pl] • [pt] • [ru] • [sv] • [vi] • [zh] • [commons] • [species] • [wd] • [en.wikt] • [fr.wikt].
Expected completeness	eventually complete (Q21873974)
Formatter URL	https://www.nsnlookup.com/NSN/$1

Motivation

NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs) are used by NATO member country armed forces for identifying materiel (equipment, spare parts, components, etc) which can be ordered through military supply chains. With a NSN, public databases can be searched to retrieve manufacturer details, pricing, information on hazardous substances, some technical specification details and numerous other details. Dhx1 (talk) 13:09, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]