Schouboe Automatic Pistol

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.

Schouboe Model 1903
This is a patent photo for the Schouboe Automatic Pistol, designed in 1903
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originDenmark
Production history
DesignerJens Theodor Suhr Schouboe
Designed1903
ManufacturerCompagnie Madsen A/S
No. builtless than 1000, Serial numbers 1–524 with 1–100 being experimental
Specifications
Mass1,2 kg
Length25 mm
Barrel length150 mm
Cartridge
Caliber11.35mm
ActionSimple blowback
Muzzle velocity488 m/s
Feed system6 rounds

History

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]

11.35 mm Schouboe Danish-made cartridges.
11.35 mm Danish ammo headstamps.

References
  1. Forgotten Weapons (13 April 2015), Schouboe Model 1903 .32ACP Pistol at RIA, retrieved 26 October 2017
  2. Forgotten Weapons (12 March 2015), Schouboe Prototype .45 Pistols at James D Julia, retrieved 26 October 2017
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