Army Standard Nomenclature List Manuals (SNL)

Army Standard Nomenclature List Manuals

Explore U.S. Army Standard Nomenclature List manuals used to identify, catalog, requisition, and maintain military equipment and repair parts. Commonly abbreviated SNL, these publications organized materiel into designated groups and provided standardized item names, stock information, assemblies, components, authorized quantities, parts breakdowns, and illustrations. SNL manuals cover subjects such as weapons, artillery, ammunition equipment, vehicles, tools, instruments, and maintenance supplies. They are valuable documentary references for equipment identification, historical research, museum interpretation, and restoration work rather than functional weapons or explosive ordnance.