C&R · IV · 089
MG 15 machinegun
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. 84 ↗
German, MG 15 machineguns, cal. 7.92mm, mfd. prior to 1945.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1944 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. prior to 1945”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 84 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “MG 15” ↗, maker: Manufacturers section: MG 15 — Bergmann (Weimar Republic), Rheinmetall (Third Reich); German Wikipedia: Entwickler / Hersteller Rheinmetall
- 2. Wikipedia, “MG 15” ↗, years (estimate: partly supports it): infobox design date 1932, service from 1933, replaced from late 1940; no production years stated; end limit ATF 'mfd. prior to 1945'
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passEditorial confidence: High → Medium. Re-rated after its references were re-checked and some details couldn't be confirmed.
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Munster MG15 (dark1).jpg” by Darkone, CC BY-SA 2.5. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “MG 15”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The MG 15 was a German 7.92 mm machine gun designed specifically as a hand-manipulated defensive gun for combat aircraft during the early 1930s. By 1941 it was replaced by other types and found new uses with ground troops.