Schouboe Automatic Pistol
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| Schouboe Model 1903 | |
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 This is a patent photo for the Schouboe Automatic Pistol, designed in 1903 | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Denmark |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Jens Theodor Suhr Schouboe |
| Designed | 1903 |
| Manufacturer | Compagnie Madsen A/S |
| No. built | less than 1000, Serial numbers 1–524 with 1–100 being experimental |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,2 kg |
| Length | 25 mm |
| Barrel length | 150 mm |
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| Caliber | 11.35mm |
| Action | Simple blowback |
| Muzzle velocity | 488 m/s |
| Feed system | 6 rounds |
Jens Theodor Suhr Schouboe patented his original semi-automatic pistol in 1903. It was a simple blowback design with an unusual wood core projectile with a metal jacket. By 1917 in the production of these weapons had ceased.
History[edit]
The Schouboe pistol was originally designed in 1903 as a pocket pistol chambered in 32 ACP.[1] In 1907, Schouboe developed a 45 caliber version of the pistol for entry in the 1907 US pistol trials. The trials requirements included the pistol being 45 caliber. The Schouboe was direct blowback, so it could not handle the energy of a traditional 45 caliber cartridge. To get around this, Schouboe made the bullets have a wood core with a metal jacket so that the bullet would be light enough that it could be fired out of the pistol and the pistol would eject safely. The pistol was rejected for not having sufficient wounding ability.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Forgotten Weapons (13 April 2015), Schouboe Model 1903 .32ACP Pistol at RIA, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 26 October 2017
- ^ Forgotten Weapons (12 March 2015), Schouboe Prototype .45 Pistols at James D Julia, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 26 October 2017
External links[edit]
- The Schouboe Pistol by Ed Buffaloe
- Vaabenhistorisk Selskab, The Danish Arms & Armour Society
- Patent nummer 6135 af 6. November 1903 af J. T. S. Schouboe gældende fra 2. dec. 1902