C&R · IV · 187
SG-43 Goryunov heavy 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. 87 ↗
Russian, Model SG43 heavy machinegun, cal. 7.62mm, Russian manufacture.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “Russian manufacture”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1943–1961.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
Russia (U.S.S.R.)Basis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Kovrov & other Soviet plantsBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- MachinegunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.62×54mmRBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Russian manufacture · c. 1943–1961production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 87 ↗ · 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, “СГ-43” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer ГС завод № 2 (Degtyarev plant, Kovrov)
- 2. Wikipedia, “СГ-43” ↗, years: infobox production date 1943—1961 (Popenker); adopted 15 May 1943 (en PM M1910 article)
- 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 passYears: 1943–1955 → 1943–1961. Russian Wikipedia gives SG-43 production 1943–1961; no source gives 1955
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Филиал ЦВММ «Дорога жизни», СГ-43.jpg” by Красный, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “SG-43 Goryunov”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The SG-43 Goryunov was a Soviet medium machine gun that was introduced during the Second World War. It was chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, and was introduced in 1943 as a replacement for the older M1910 Maxim machine guns. It was mounted on wheeled mounts, tripods and armored vehicles.