Sjögren shotgun

Sjögren Shotgun
A Sjögren shotgun on display
TypeSemi-automatic shotgun
Place of originSweden
Production history
DesignerCarl Axel Theodor Sjögren
DesignedPatents issued in 1900, 1903 and 1905[1]
ManufacturerAB Svenska Vapen- och Ammunitions Fabriken, Stockholm[1]
Håndvåbenværkstederne Kjøbenhavn, Copenhagen
Produced1908–1909
No. builtc. 5,000
VariantsNone
Specifications
Cartridge12 gauge
16 gauge[2]
Actionrecoil[3]
Feed system5-round internal magazine, tubular magazine on shotgun, box magazine on rifle
SightsDiller

The Sjögren Inertia Shotgun (marked: Automat, system Sjögren Patent)[2] is a 12–16 gauge semi-automatic shotgun that was designed by the Swedish inventor Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren, initially manufactured by AB Svenska Vapen- och Ammunitionsfabriken in Sweden[3] and then by Håndvåbenværkstederne Kjøbenhavn in Denmark.[1][4] It used an inertia system later revived by the Italian firm Benelli and today widely used in shotguns.

A small number of semi automatic military rifles in 7.62×63mm calibre were based on the Swedish Mauser using the Sjögren system, fed from internal seven round magazines, were also built, and tested by potential buyers, but found no market.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Forgotten Weapons, Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Automathagelgevär kaliber 16". digitaltmuseum.se. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Э. Штейнгольд. Самозарядное ружьё системы Шьёгрен // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 1, 1974. стр.32-33
  4. ^ Gundigest.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

Sources

  • (1972). Guns Review (11).
  • Marsh, Roger. (1947). "The Sjögren Shotgun and Sjögren Military Rifle". The Weapon Series (6).
  • Peterson, Phillip. (2010). "Gun Collector’s Corner - Sjögren, The First 12-Gauge Auto". Gun Digest (11).
  • Bates, James. (1977). "Sjögren Weapons - part I". The Gun Report (10).
  • Bates, James. (1977). "Sjögren Weapons - part II". The Gun Report (11).

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