C&R · IV · 104
German assault rifles, 1941–1945 (StG 44 family)
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, selective fire assault rifles, all models, produced from 1941 through 1945, cal. 7.92mm Kurz (7.92 x 33mm).
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1941–1945 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “produced from 1941 through 1945”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- C.G. Haenel; Carl Walther; J.P. Sauer & Sohn; Steyr-Daimler-Puch & othersBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.92×33mm KurzBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1941–1945Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
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: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “StG 44” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer C. G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik, Sauer & Sohn, Steyr-Daimler-Puch; Walther built the MKb 42(W) under the 1942 Maschinenkarabiner contracts
- 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 passMaker: C.G. Haenel; Carl Walther; Erma; Steyr; J.P. Sauer & others → C.G. Haenel; Carl Walther; J.P. Sauer & Sohn; Steyr-Daimler-Puch & others
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Sturmgewehr44 noBG.jpg” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum), CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “StG 44”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The StG 44 is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and MP 44. The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier design, the Maschinenkarabiner 42(H).