Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
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We, CHARLES OSBORNE ELLIS, and EDWARD WILLIAM WILKINSON, trading
as Charles Osborne and Company, of 12, 13 and 14, Whittall Street, Manufacturers,
and FRANK CASHMORE, of 44, Moseley Road, Pistol Action Maker, all in the
City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of improvements in pistols, our object being to provide
simple and effective means for automatically ejecting the cartridges or cases from
the extractor.
In the application of our invention to a revolver having several chambers for the
reception of the cartridges, we mount the chamber upon a central tube in the
ordinary manner, but we make the tube of a greater length than is usual, and fit
within the extended portion the ejecting rod or plunger, and the spring to be
bereinafter referred to. Within the front or breech end of the chamber tube we
insert the rod or leg having the extractor at its outer end in which is formed
segmental grooves or depressions corresponding to the diameter of the cartridges.
On the release and drop down of the breech end of the revolver from the joint
bar, the extractor leg is pressed forward in the usual manner, against the resistance
of a spiral spring, by the extractor cam or lever mounted upon the joint pin, and
which is operated upon or caused to rotate slightly by means of the snap back or.
projection from the body. After thus pressing out the extractor the further
movement of the cam or lever causes a pin or stud projecting from it to engage
with the adjacent ejecting cam or lever, which retains the ejecting rod in its
position within the extended portion of the chamber tube.
On the engagement of the extractor cam or lever with the ejecting cam or lever
the latter will release the ejecting rod or plunger, and permit of its being driven
forward by the action of a spring interposed between its extremity and the closing.
cap of the tube, until it strikes the inner end of the extractor leg or the interposed
extractor lever, the force of the blow being sufficient to eject the cases clear of the..
extractor.
After the ejecting action, and on the further movement of the body or of the
barrel about the joint pin, the cocking lever pivotted upon the joint bar is brought
into contact with the snap back, and it thus releases the extractor lever to permit
of the return of the extractor, and also engages with the ejecting rod or plunger
and forces it back to cock, in which position it is retained during the operations of
loading, closing, and firing.
We do not limit the application of our invention to a revolver or pistol of any
particular type, but adapt the same with necessary modifications to varying forms
of fire-arms.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Pistols.
We, CHARLES OSBORNE ELLIS, and EDWARD WILLIAM WILKINSON, trading
as Charles Osborne and Company, of 12, 13 and 14, Whittall Street, Manufacturers,
and FRANK CASHMORE, of 44, Moseley Road, Pistol Action Maker, all in the
City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists of improvements in pistols, our object being to provide
simple and effective means for automatically ejecting the cartridges or cases from
the extractor.
In the two accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to.
Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a side elevation, and Figure 2 a sectional elevation of a
revolver fitted with our ejecting mechanism.
Figure 3 is a part sectional view showing the ejecting mechanism in its position
at cock.
On Sheet 2, Figure 4 is a side elevation, and Figure 5 a sectional elevation of
a revolver fitted with a modified arrangement of our ejecting mechanism.
Figure 6 is a part sectional view showing the mechanism at cock.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In the arrangement and adaption of our ejecting mechanism in the manner
illustrated on Sheet 1 to a revolver having several chambers for the reception of
the cartridges, we mount the chamber A upon a central tube B in the ordinary
manner, but we make the tube B of a greater length than is usual, and fit within
it the ejecting rod C and the spring D to be hereinafter referred to. At the front
or breech end B' of the chamber tube B we insert the extractor rod C having the
extractor E at its outer end in which are formed segmental grooves
depressions in the ordinary manner corresponding to the diameter of the
cartridges.
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On the release and drop down of the breech end of the revolver from the joint
bar F as shown at Figure 2, the extractor rod C is pressed out in the usual
manner, against the resistance of a spiral spring G, by the extractor cam or lever H
mounted upon the joint pin J, and which is operated upon or caused to rotate
slightly by means of the snap back or projection K from the body. After thus
pressing out the extractor the further movement of the cam or lever H causes_a
pin or stud projecting from it to engage with the adjacent ejecting cam or lever L,
which retains the ejecting rod C¹ in its position within the extended portion of the
chamber tube.
On the engagement of the extractor cam or lever H with the ejecting cam or
lever L the latter will release the ejecting rod C¹, and permit of its being driven
out by the action of the spring D interposed between its enlarged end and the
closing cap C2 of the tube, until it strikes the inner end of the extractor leg
or the
interposed extractor lever H, the force of the blow being sufficient to eject the cases
clear of the extractor.
After the ejecting action, and on the further movement of the body or of the
barrel about the joint pin, the cocking lever M is brought into contact with the
snap back K, and it thus releases the extractor lever H to permit of the return
of the extractor, and also engages with the ejecting rod C and forces it back to
cock, as shown at Figure 3, in which position it is retained during the operations
of loading, closing and firing.
In the arrangement of our ejecting mechanism shown on Sheet 2, we employ but

page_text: one cam or lever to perform both the extracting and the ejecting operations, and
the ejector rod is formed in one piece with the extractor rod or leg.
On the drop down of the breech end of the revolver the bent in the ejecting
lever L comes in contact with the snap back K, thereby throwing the ejecting
lever out of contact with the combined ejecting and extractor rod C. The spring D
now forces out the rod C, and causes the cartridge cases to be ejected. On the
further movement of the barrels about the joint pin J the cocking lever M is
brought into contact with the snap back K, thus returning the mechanism to cock
as shown at Figure 6.
We do not limit the application of our invention to a revolver or pistol of any
particular type, but adapt the same with necessary modifications to varying forms
of such fire arms.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven--
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is.
1. The method of automatically ejecting the cartridges or cases from a pistol
substantially as described.
2. In revolvers the combination of an extractor rod such as C and an ejecting
rod as C with the cams or levers L and H arranged substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and as illustrated on Sheet 1 of the accompanying
drawings.
3. In revolvers the combination of the combined extractor and ejector C with a
single cam or lever L arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein before
described and as illustrated on Sheet 2 of the accompanying drawings.
4. The improved ejecting mechanism for revolvers or pistols arranged
substantially as herein before described and as illustrated in the accompanying.
drawings.
Dated this 18th dow of June 180K
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.