Ordnance Department Technical Manuals (TM 9)

Ordnance Department Technical Manuals  (TM 9)

Ordnance Department Technical Manuals (TM 9)

Ordnance Department TM 9-Series Technical Manuals

Explore U.S. Army Ordnance Department Technical Manuals from the TM 9 series. These publications provided instructions for the operation, inspection, maintenance, adjustment, disassembly, assembly, troubleshooting, and repair of Ordnance Department materiel. Subjects include small arms, machine guns, artillery, mortars, ammunition, fire-control equipment, tanks, military vehicles, tools, shop equipment, and specialized weapon systems. TM 9 manuals support equipment identification, historical research, museum interpretation, and restoration reference. They are documentary materials rather than functional weapons, ammunition, or explosive ordnance.