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
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
Cartridge	11.35mm Schouboe 32 ACP
Caliber	11.35mm
Action	Simple blowback
Muzzle velocity	488 m/s
Feed system	6 rounds

History

The Schouboe pistol was originally 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 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.

11.35 mm Schouboe Danish-made cartridges.

11.35 mm Danish ammo headstamps.

External links

• 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