11.35mm Schouboe

.45 Schouboe
Type Pistol
Place of origin Denmark
Production history
Designed 1902
Specifications
Bullet diameter .45 in (11 mm)

The 11.35 mm Schouboe or .45 Schouboe was an experimental centerfire pistol cartridge produced in 1902, used by the Schouboe Automatic Pistol. The lightweight bullet was a steel jacketed wooden plug with an aluminum disk protecting the base. Muzzle velocity was 1600 feet per second. Accuracy was poor, and the blowback pistol chambered for this cartridge was unsuccessful.[1]

References

    • Wilson, R. K. Textbook of Automatic Pistols, p.232. Plantersville, SC: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/29/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.