Goryunov Peter Maksimovich

(1902-1943)
Born in the village of Kamenka, the Kolomna district, Moscow region, in a peasant family. In ten years, ending three-class village school, he entered as a fitter at the Kolomna Machine-Building Plant. During the Civil War Goryunov with arms to defend the gains of the October Revolution. In 1923, Mr.. after demobilization from the army returned to its factory in Kolomna. In 1930. Goryunov moved to r. Carpet and went to work on weapons-machine-gun factory, where he rose from fitter to the constructor. Here he and the machine gun was developed by SG-43.
. Removing weapons from machine guns DS-39 with even greater severity placed the issue of creating a new machine gun, . that would have the maneuverability and is not labor intensive manufacturing, . equal to the machine gun Degtyarev, . and dependability of the Maxim machine gun,
. In creating such a gun greatest success has talented pupil VA. Degtyareva - rm. Goryunov with master VE. Voronkov, and his nephew fitter MM. Goryunov.
For success in designing machine gun rm. Goryunov awarded the USSR State Prize (in 1946, posthumously), he also awarded the Order of Honor.