The manuals being refered to are the DIA ID Guides. They went by different titles depending on the issue - Projectile Fragment Identification Guide - Foreign - Projectile and Warhead Identification Guide, etc. Circa 1985-1996. Earlier versions were were put out by the Army Foreign Science and Technology Center (FSTC), including foreign fuze guides.
A large number of these were unclassified documents, allowing greater use and dissemination. They give very specific, detailed measurements of all portions of various munitions, mostly related to Comm-Bloc artillery projectiles and rockets. Relating to rotating bands, details such as the height, depth, material, number of grooves and the seat (pattern on the revers intended for grip to keep the band from spinning) are all listed, with identification by country and calibers.
Needless to say, it can be a very long and drawn out identification process.