Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun

Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54R

Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on Sokolov mount - 7.62x54R. The SGM was the 'modernized' version of the SG-43 with a fluted barrel to aid in cooling. The SGMT was the solenoid controlled tank-mounted version of the gun.

The Goryunov SG-43 was introduced during WWII, intended to replace the M1910 Russian Maxim as the standard medium machine gun. Like the 1910 Maxim, the Goryunov is usually seen on the 'Sokolov' wheeled-turntable mount.

The Goryunov SG-43 or one of its' variants has been seen in the following:

Film

• Seen as a tank mounted variant (SGMT) on the main T55 tank in The Beast of War

• A modernized version (SGM) mocked up from an U.S. M60 Machine gun, used by C. Thomas Howell) as Robert Morris in Red Dawn).