[METRIC]
A-A-52540
6 December 1995
SUPERSEDING
MIL-F-52553B(ME)
8 April 1992
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
FITTINGS, WIRE ROPE
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item
description (CID) for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This CID covers swaging-type sleeves and ferrules and a ferrule connector. The
sleeves and ferrules are for wire rope. The fittings are intended for use in rigging of wire rope for
the installation of the submarine pipelines and tanker mooring systems and for other applications
where eyes or ferrules are required on the ends of wire rope. The sleeves and ferrules are
intended to be cold-swaged onto wire rope with a swaging machine of 4448 kiloNewton (kN)
force (500 ton (short (st) force) and equipped with the proper dies.
Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions clarifications, etc. and any other data
which may improve this document should be sent to: U.S. Army Tank-automotive and
Armaments Command, ATTN: AMSTA-TR-E/BLUE, Warren, MI 48397-5000.
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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
2. Classification. The fittings shall be of the following types and sizes, as specified (see 7.2):
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