Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Egyptian “Port Said” (Carl Gustaf m/45 copy)

Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 83 ↗

Egyptian "Port Said" version of the Swedish Model 45B, cal. 9mm, produced in Egypt.

ATF lists cal. 9mm; this is the 9mm Parabellum (9×19mm) cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “produced in Egypt”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1955–1970.
  • INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Egypt
Manufacturer
Maadi Factories, Egypt¹
Type
SMG⁴
Action
Select-fire / auto
Caliber
9mm Parabellum³
Made
c. 1955–1970production; ATF states no date²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 83 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “Carl Gustaf m/45” ↗, maker: manufacturer list includes Maadi Factories, Egypt; licensed as the Port Said
  2. Wikipedia, “Carl Gustaf m/45” ↗, years: tooling sold to Egypt in the 1950s; infobox gives Egyptian production 1965–1970
  3. Wikipedia, “Carl Gustaf m/45” ↗, calibers: 9×19mm Parabellum
  4. Wikipedia, “Carl Gustaf m/45” ↗, type: infobox type submachine gun; 'The Port Said looks and functions exactly as the m/45 (first version)'.
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
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Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Carl Gustaf m/45 (base model shown for Egyptian “Port Said” (Carl Gustaf m/45 copy))
Shown: a Swedish Carl Gustaf m/45B, not this Egyptian Port Said copy.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Kpist m 45B Jvm21378 (double).jpg” by Järnvägsmuseet (Swedish Railway Museum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Carl Gustaf m/45”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Kulsprutepistol m/45, also known as the Carl Gustaf M/45 and the Swedish K SMG, is a 9×19mm Swedish submachine gun (SMG) designed by Gunnar Johansson, adopted in 1945, and manufactured at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The m/45 was the standard submachine gun of the Swedish Army from 1945 to 1965. It was gradually replaced in Swedish service by updated Automatkarbin 4 battle rifles and Automatkarbin 5 assault rifles. The last official user of the m/45, the Swedish Home Guard (Hemvärnet), retired it from service in April 2007.