Description
U.S. Army Technical Manual TM 9-1300-206 Change 3 for Ammunition and Explosives Standards, March 1977
Item Overview
This U.S. Army publication is the March 1977 Change 3 update for TM 9-1300-206, Ammunition and Explosives Standards, originally issued on August 30, 1973. It documents a later revision to the Army’s ammunition-safety reference during the Cold War. This listing is for the Change 3 publication only; the complete base manual, other changes, ammunition, and equipment are not included.
Publication Details
This dated supplement belongs with the August 1973 edition and is useful for collectors assembling its publication history.
- Manual number: TM 9-1300-206
- Change number: Change 3
- Change publication date: March 1977
- Title: Ammunition and Explosives Standards
- Base manual date: August 30, 1973
- Publication type: Technical manual update
- Issuing authority: Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Country of origin: United States
- Item included: Change 3 update only
Purpose of Change 3
The Army issued numbered changes to revise technical publications between full editions. Personnel used these updates to amend their working manuals and keep the affected information current. Change 3 records one stage in the development of TM 9-1300-206, allowing researchers to compare its revised material with the base edition and other dated updates.
Parent Manual Coverage
TM 9-1300-206 established standards for managing military ammunition and explosives. Its broader coverage included the subjects below; these describe the parent manual’s scope rather than a confirmed list of revisions contained in Change 3.
- Ammunition care, handling, marking, and preservation
- Storage practices for ammunition and explosives
- Hazard classifications and storage compatibility groups
- Safety requirements for facilities handling U.S.-owned ammunition
- Destruction guidance and related ammunition-management references
Weapons-System Background
This publication supported ammunition management across many weapon systems. Guns, howitzers, mortars, and other military weapons depended on ammunition that remained properly identified, protected, and serviceable during storage and movement. TM 9-1300-206 supplied common safety guidance alongside manuals covering individual weapons and ammunition types. Its subject connects the equipment used by combat units with the supply facilities and personnel supporting them.
Historical Background
The base manual appeared during the final years of the Vietnam War era, while this March 1977 update dates from the postwar Cold War period. Ammunition remained essential to training, readiness, and overseas defense commitments. Numbered supplements such as Change 3 show how the Army maintained printed technical references as requirements developed, years before digital publication systems became common.
History of Use
Ammunition personnel used TM 9-1300-206 as a reference for work involving military stocks and storage facilities. Its continued importance is documented by the U.S. Army Field Artillery School’s February 1983 handbook, which directed readers to it for ammunition care, storage, handling, marking, preservation, and destruction information. That later reference shows the manual’s lasting role beyond its original 1973 issue.
Collector and Research Value
This separate change publication helps preserve the revision history that can be difficult to trace in consolidated reprints. It is a useful addition for researchers comparing editions, building a dated Army reference collection, or studying military logistics and explosives-safety practices of the 1970s.
Condition
This vintage military publication may show edge wear, folds, yellowing, stains, writing, stamps, punched holes, or other signs of age and storage. Condition may vary between available copies. Please check the pictures for the general condition of the item.
Ideal For
This update suits collections and research projects focused on military publications and ammunition support operations.
- U.S. Army technical-manual collections
- TM 9-1300-206 revision-history research
- Cold War ammunition and logistics exhibits
- Historical explosives-safety studies
- Museum and archival reference collections
Approx length 8", Approx width 11", Approx height .25", Approx weight .5lbs.
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