Description
U.S. Army Technical Manual TM 9-1300-206 for Ammunition and Explosives Standards, August 1973
Item Overview
This official U.S. Army technical manual presents safety standards for handling, storing, moving, preserving, and managing ammunition and explosives. Published as TM 9-1300-206 in August 1973, this copy is an official reprint containing the current pages from Changes 1 through 6. This listing is for the technical manual only. It does not include ammunition, explosives, weapons, tools, storage equipment, or other military items.
Publication Details
This consolidated reprint gave military personnel an updated working copy without requiring them to arrange six separate change packets by hand.
- Manual number: TM 9-1300-206
- Publication date: August 1973
- Title: Ammunition and Explosives Standards
- Edition: Official reprint
- Updates included: Current pages from Changes 1 through 6
- Issuing authority: Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Country of origin: United States
- Subject: Military ammunition and explosives safety
- Item included: Technical manual only
Manual Coverage
TM 9-1300-206 provided common standards for personnel and facilities that worked with military ammunition. It addressed the risks created by blast, fragments, fire, chemical materials, and accidental ignition. Exact requirements could vary with the type and amount of ammunition involved, its hazard classification, and the layout of the storage area.
- Ammunition and explosives hazard classifications
- Storage compatibility groups and separation requirements
- Quantity-distance and explosives-safety standards
- Magazine, depot, and field-storage practices
- Safe handling, movement, marking, and preservation
- Fire, lightning, electrical, and ignition protection
- Control of damaged or unserviceable ammunition
- Destruction and disposal standards where authorized
Purpose of the Official Reprint
Army technical manuals were updated through numbered changes as equipment, safety rules, and operating needs developed. This August 1973 reprint placed the current pages from Changes 1 through 6 into one organized publication. It is a complete working edition from that update period rather than a loose Change 6 packet.
Weapons-System History
TM 9-1300-206 was not written for one weapon. It supported the Army’s wider ammunition system, including munitions used with small arms, mortars, artillery, rockets, missiles, mines, and demolition equipment. These weapons required a large supply network of depots, ammunition supply points, magazines, ranges, and field storage sites. Common safety standards helped personnel manage different types of ammunition without placing nearby troops, buildings, or equipment at needless risk.
Historical Background
This manual dates from the Vietnam War era and the wider Cold War. By 1973, the U.S. Army maintained large ammunition stocks at installations around the world. Newer missiles and special-purpose munitions were stored beside many older ammunition types that remained in service. Standard rules for hazard classes, compatibility, and safe separation distances helped the Army control these mixed inventories in the United States and overseas.
History of Use
Standards in TM 9-1300-206 supported active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve operations. Commanders, safety officers, ammunition specialists, depot workers, range personnel, engineers, and explosive ordnance disposal teams used publications of this type when planning storage areas and supervising ammunition work. At overseas facilities, U.S. standards also had to be considered with host-country requirements, especially when local rules were more restrictive.
Collector and Research Value
This official reprint offers a detailed look at the Army’s explosives-safety system during the early 1970s. It is useful for studying military logistics, ammunition depots, field storage, range operations, Vietnam-era support activities, and Cold War safety practices. The incorporated change pages also show how the Army kept important technical rules current.
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 manual is well suited for collections, historical research, museum displays, and projects involving military ammunition safety and logistics.
- U.S. Army technical-manual collections
- Vietnam War and Cold War research
- Ammunition and explosives-safety studies
- Military depot and logistics exhibits
- Ordnance-history collections
- Museum and archival reference libraries
Approx length 8.5", Approx width 11", Approx height .75", Approx weight 1.5lbs.
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