[Milsurplus] Navy Contract Question

[Mike Hanz]

On 6/29/2012 4:46 PM, Hole In The Head Press wrote:
> What does NObsr and NXsr mean?

They are contracting office codes:

NObsr = Navy (N), Bureau of Ships (Obs), on behalf of the Radio division (r)
NXsr    = Navy (N), Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (Xs), on behalf of 
the Radio division (r)

The Army system after 1935 was a little more straightforward, merely 
listing the location of the contracting office, like Phila or NY.

73,
Mike