In the present work, the nanostructured pseudo-binary ε-Fe 3−x CoxN and ε-Fe 3−x NixN (x = 0.0-0.8) systems (10-20 nm) are studied in detail for their intrinsic magnetic properties. These systems are indexed based on the hexagonal ε-Fe 3 N phase with the space group P6 3 /mmc. However, for the cobalt containing samples, x = 0.4-0.8, a mixture of hexagonal ε-Fe 3−x CoxN and bcc α-Fe phases are formed and for the nickel containing systems, x = 0.5-0.8, small amount of cubic γ -Fe 4−y NiyN is precipitated and these facts are supported by X-ray diffraction and 57 Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy studies. Mössbauer studies also confirm the random occupation of the substituent elements and the superparamagnetic nature of these particles. The intrinsic magnetic properties (σ s , T c ) are observed to vary with the Co and Ni contents. The low temperature magnetic properties are dominated by exchange bias phenomena and spin-glass like ordering, for these compositions.