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Schouboe Automatic Pistol

Semi-automatic pistol

Field	Value
name	Schouboe Model 1903
image	Schouboe Automatic Pistol.jpg
caption	This is a patent photo for the Schouboe Automatic Pistol, designed in 1903
origin	Denmark
type	Semi-automatic pistol
is_ranged	yes
designer	Jens Theodor Suhr Schouboe
design_date	1903
manufacturer	Compagnie Madsen A/S
number	less than 1000, Serial numbers 1–524 with 1–100 being experimental
weight	1,2 kg
length	25 mm
part_length	150 mm
caliber	11.35mm
action	Simple blowback
velocity	488 m/s
feed	6 rounds

11.35mm Schouboe
32 ACP

Jens Theodor Suhr Schouboe patented his semi-automatic pistol in 1903. It was a simple blowback design featuring an unusual wood-core projectile with a metal jacket. By 1917, production of these weapons had ceased.

History

The Schouboe pistol was designed in 1903 as a pocket pistol chambered in 32 ACP. 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 chambered in .45 caliber. The Schouboe was a direct blowback pistol, so it could not handle the energy of a traditional .45-caliber cartridge. To address this, Schouboe designed bullets with a wood core and metal jacket, making them light enough to be fired safely from the pistol. The pistol was rejected due to insufficient wounding capability.

The 11.35 mm Schouboe or .45 Schouboe was developed in 1902 as an experimental centerfire pistol cartridge for the Schouboe Automatic Pistol. The lightweight bullet was a steel jacketed wooden plug with an aluminium disk protecting the base. Muzzle velocity was 1600 feet per second. Accuracy was poor, and the blowback pistol chambered for this cartridge was unsuccessful.

11.35 mm Schouboe Danish-made cartridges.

References

Forgotten Weapons. (2015-04-13). "Schouboe Model 1903 .32ACP Pistol at RIA".
Forgotten Weapons. (2015-03-12). "Schouboe Prototype .45 Pistols at James D Julia".
Wilson, R. K. ''Textbook of Automatic Pistols'', p.232. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943.

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