Sjögren shotgun

Sjögren Shotgun

A Sjögren shotgun on display
Type Semi-automatic shotgun
Place of origin  Sweden
Service history
Used by  Norway
Wars World War I
World War II
Production history
Designed Patents issued in 1900, 1903 and 1905[1]
Manufacturer AB Svenska Vapen- och Ammunitions Fabriken, Stockholm[1]
Håndvåbenværkstederne Kjöbenhavn, Copenhagen
Produced 1908–1909
No. built ~5,000
Specifications
Cartridge 12 gauge
Action recoil
Feed system 5-round internal magazine, tubular magazine on shotgun, box magazine on rifle
Sights bead

The Sjögren Inertia Shotgun was a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun designed by the Swedish inventor Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren, initially manufactured by AB Svenska Vapen- och Ammunitionsfabriken in Sweden and then by Håndvåbenværkstederne Kjöbenhavn in Denmark.[1][2] It used an inertia system later revived by the Italian firm Benelli and today widely used in shotguns. It saw very limited service in World War I by both the allies and the central powers, and service with other armies and resistance groups of the interwar period and World War II. A semi-automatic military rifle in 7.63mm calibre, fed from an internal five round magazine, was also built, and tested by potential buyers, but found no market.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Forgotten Weapons, Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. Gundigest.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.


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