Description
U.S. Army Technical Manual TM 9-1300-200 Ammunition, General, October 1969 Official Reprint with Changes 1 and 2
Item Overview
This official U.S. Army reprint of TM 9-1300-200 provides general technical information about conventional military ammunition. The original manual was issued on October 3, 1969, and this reprint contains the current pages incorporated through Change 1 and Change 2. It explains ammunition identification, classification, construction, markings, components, and basic safety principles. This listing is for the technical manual only. It does not include ammunition, explosives, weapons, fuzes, or other military equipment.
Publication Details
TM 9-1300-200 was prepared as a broad reference for military personnel working with many classes of conventional ammunition rather than one weapon or caliber.
- Manual number: TM 9-1300-200
- Official title: Ammunition, General
- Original publication date: October 3, 1969
- Edition: Official U.S. Army reprint
- Updates incorporated: Current pages from Change 1 and Change 2
- Change 2 date: March 4, 1977
- Published length: Approximately 242 pages
- Issuing authority: Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Country of origin: United States
- Item included: Technical manual only
About the Official Reprint
This is an official military reprint rather than an unofficial commercial reproduction. Revised Change 1 and Change 2 pages were incorporated into the publication so updated information could be read in its proper place. Changed text and illustrations were commonly marked along the page margin, allowing military users to recognize revised material.
Manual Coverage
The manual provides basic information on the identification, classification, physical features, nomenclature, and construction of conventional ammunition. It explains ammunition color codes, model designations, lot numbers, stock numbers, markings, packaging, fuzes, primers, propellants, projectiles, warheads, and common precautions. Numerous drawings, diagrams, cutaway views, tables, and identification illustrations help explain how different types of ammunition were organized and recognized.
Major Subjects Covered
TM 9-1300-200 served as a general source book covering ammunition used with weapons ranging from handguns and rifles to artillery, rockets, aircraft systems, and guided missiles.
- Explosive and chemical agents
- Solid and liquid propellants
- Low and high explosives
- Small-arms ammunition through 30mm
- Artillery ammunition and fuzes
- Shoulder-fired, ground-launched, and aircraft rockets
- Hand and rifle grenades
- Land mines and scatterable-mine systems
- Demolition materials and military pyrotechnics
- Bombs, guided-missile warheads, and cartridge-actuated devices
Weapon-System History
This manual is not connected to a single weapon system. It supported the large family of weapons that used conventional U.S. military ammunition during the Vietnam War and Cold War. These systems included pistols, rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars, field artillery, tank guns, recoilless rifles, rocket launchers, aircraft armament, and guided missiles. By placing common ammunition terms and construction details in one reference, the Army gave personnel a standard foundation that could be used alongside manuals for individual weapons and ammunition items.
Historical Background
TM 9-1300-200 continued a line of Army general-ammunition references that had been used since World War II. The October 1969 edition replaced TM 9-1900 and Air Force TO 11A-1-20 dated June 1956. Its publication came during the Vietnam War, when the U.S. military was using older ammunition designs beside newer small-caliber cartridges, rockets, improved artillery projectiles, and missile warheads. Changes 1 and 2 kept the manual useful as ammunition technology and military identification systems continued to develop during the 1970s.
History of Use
This manual was intended for organizations with a conventional-munitions mission. Ammunition handlers, inspectors, storage personnel, ordnance specialists, maintenance units, instructors, and military schools could use it to identify ammunition and understand its basic construction and markings. It also helped personnel read ammunition nomenclature, recognize service, practice, training, and inert items, and understand the relationship between a complete round and its individual components. Detailed procedures for a specific munition were normally supplied in separate ammunition data sheets and maintenance manuals.
Collector and Research Value
This official reprint is a valuable reference for identifying U.S. ammunition from the Vietnam War and Cold War periods. Its wide range of illustrations makes it useful for studying projectile shapes, fuze arrangements, cartridge construction, color codes, package markings, and period military terminology. The incorporated change pages also document how Army ammunition guidance developed between the original 1969 publication and the Change 2 update.
Condition
This vintage military technical manual may show cover wear, edge wear, folds, yellowing, stains, writing, stamps, punched holes, loose pages, or other signs of age and storage. Printing details and condition may vary between available copies. Please check the pictures for the general condition of the item.
Ideal For
This illustrated reference is well suited for collections, displays, identification work, restoration research, and historical study involving American military ammunition.
- U.S. Army technical-manual collections
- Military-ammunition identification research
- Vietnam War and Cold War collections
- Inert-ordnance display research
- Military museum and educational exhibits
- Artillery, rocket, grenade, and small-arms research
Approx length 8", Approx width 11", Approx height 1", Approx weight 2lbs.
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