Improvements in the Ejector Mechanism of Drop-down Guns.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left. 4th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Ejector Mechanism of Drop-down Guns.
JOHN ROGERS Gun Action filer of 52 White Head Road Aston Birmingham_and
JOHN ROGERS Junr. Gun Action filer of 198 Frederick Road Aston near Birminghain
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
On forepart of gun, known as forend iron, we fix a spring, either double, single or
coil, so that prolonging extractor leg or legs, comes in contact with the foresaid
spring or hammer; whereby closing of gun or action compresses the foresaid spring
for power.
We do not lay claim to the action of this movement for power for ejecting cases;
but our improvement consists of fixing a lever or levers on flat of barrels or body;
(known as action,) so that when hammer of gun comes down for explosion of case, it
moves the foresaid lever and so blocks the aforesaid spring or hammer, and keeps it in
position till opening of gun. Then we take the lever out of position, as gun opens
with the cam in forend or hook on joint, such as "used for lifting extracter
ordinary way," and so allows spring to expand for power, or hammer to fall for
power.
The lever as described above is pinned through lump of barrel or on flat of barrels
lying in an horizontal position and is moved by a plunger coming through the face of
action, so that the blow of hammer "for exploding case "forces the plunger through
face of action, and so meets the foresaid lever, "which is pinned almost in the centre,"
at breech end and opens it and so closes the other end at forepart and thus blocks
springs or hammers as foresaid.
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When opening of gun or action" the foresaid lever or levers is released by cam
in fore-part or hook on body.
For taking forepart off harrels or gun, it is necessary that the spring or hammer
should be held up in position, as we dispense with sears for the use of holding
hammers up, we use a sliding bolt, which works on strap of forend iron and is worked
by a lever outside forend wood.
The sliding bolt also fastens the fore-part securely to barrels so that when the lover
"that is outside the forend wood" is pushed aside, unlocks the fore-part for taking off
of barrel and also bolts hammer or spring.
When hammer is used on fore-part for striking extractor leg, we raise the same by
means of a lever which rests under an arm on the hammer and the other end under
cam in fore-part or in joint of body; so that when gun closes it takes down the end
of lever that is placed under joint or cam and raises the other up which is under arm
of hammer on forepart.
Dated this 1st day of February 1889.
JOHN ROGERS.
JOHN ROGERS, JunB.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Ejector Mechanism of Drop-down Guns.
We, JOHN ROGERS Senior and JOHN ROGERS Junior both of 198 Frederick
Road Aston near Birmingham Gun Action Filers 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 relates to the cartridge, or spent case ejecting-mechanism, of breech
loading small arms of the kind, designated drop-down gun.

page_text: According to our said invention, jointed blocking rods, working horizontally below
the extractor legs and from off the front lump, are made to block, or come in front of
the ejector strikers on the fall of the hammers.
Thus, the putting on of ejection is performed by the falling of the hammers
whilst the ejector rods are liberated by means of the extractor working short arm or
snug, on the joint of the body part.
The fully opening of the barrels, brings the inclines of the blocking rods against
the stationary arm on the joint part, so as to thereby turn the said blocking rods upon
their joint centres, and take their front ends out of the path of the heads of the striking
rods, which being now free strike the extractor legs, by the releasing of the stored-up
energy of the springs.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents partly in section and partly in
elevation, a breech loading drop-down double gun, provided with ejecting and other
mechanism, constructed and arranged according to our said invention-The said figure
represents the ejecting parts, in the positions which they assume, on the falling of the
hammer, or hammers.
Figure 2 represents a like view as Figure 1, but with the barrels dropped, and
the parts of the ejecting mechanism in the positions which they assume immediately
after ejection.
Figure 3 represents an underside horizontal sectional view of the said gun, showing
one of the blocking rods, blocking the ejector striker of the right hand barrel, and
the extractor leg holding in position the ejector striker rod of the left hand barrel-
The said view also shows the respective positions of the putting-on rods, when the
hammers are down, and cocked respectively.
Figure 4 shows a front and edge view of the blocking rods separately.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawings.
a is the body part, a² its knuckle joint, and as the pin thereof a the tang,
b the barrels, the lock plate, carrying hammer d, sear e, and combined hammer
and sear spring f-g is the fore end, g³ the fore end iron.
is the extractor head or hook, and ³, the legs, or split legs thereof,- gapped
or slotted at ³, wherein the arm a works, and reciprocates the said extractors, on
the opening and closing of the barrels.
i are blocking rods jointed at 2, and with their fore parts coming in front,
and in the path of the heads of the ejector rods j, encircled by coiled springs k,
disposed between shoulders below the said heads-and between bearing brackets 9.
The rear ends 2, of the said blocking rods are inclined, against which the
nose ends of putting on rods (which are encircled by coiled springs for the
taking back of them) come, so that on the falling of the hammers, the putting-on
rods are urged forward and the blocking rods turned so as to bring their fore ends
within the range of the heads of the ejector rods j, whilst the said blocking rods
have inclines upon their inner sides, which come against the short arm of the
joint of the body part, for taking their fore-parts out of the path of and releasing the
ejector rods for ejection.
The blocking rods are held in placed positions, by pressure springs m.
The means for holding the ejector rods in a state of tension, when the fore end
is taken off, consists of a lever catch n, with hooked end n² and short arm n³, which
latter comes in contact with a lump o, on the underside of the barrels, whilst the
former n², takes within the notch is, of the ejector rod j.
Thus, on the fore end g, being removed, the spring P, acting on the arm n³, of
a catch, presses the hooked end n³, into the notch, and holds the rod with its spring,
in a state of tension.
The placing-on of the fore end, brings the short arm n³, against the lump o,
and takes the catch from the ejector rod notch, which is now released, as in
figure 1.

page_text: ACTION OF THE EJECTING MECHANISM.
On the falling of the hammers, the putting-on rods I, are urged forward, which
causes the blocking rods to be turned upon their joint centres, and with their fore
parts, coming in front of the heads of the ejector rods.
The fully opening of the barrels, causes the shoulders of the blocking rods, to
come against the arm on the joint of the body part, thereby turning the fore parts
of the said blocking rods outwards, from in front, and out of the range of the
ejector rods, which now being free, are urged forward by the stored-up energy of
the springs, and strike the extractor legs, which are urged rearwardly with considerable
impetus, whereby spent cases are expelled from the barrels.
The closing of the barrels, takes the parts into their normal positions, as
represented by the ejector mechanism of the left-hand barrel, as shown in figure 8:
It is understood that the ejector mechanism of each barrel, acts independently of
each other.
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 :
:-
First The combination with the ejecting mechanism of breech loading small
arms, of horizontally working blocking rods i, substantially as described and set
forth.
Secondly-In ejecting mechanism, the combination of the blocking rods i, with
the putting on rods l, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly The combination with the rear curved ends it, of the blocking rods i, of
the nose ends of the putting-on rods 1, substantially as set forth.
Fourthly-Releasing or taking the blocking rods from in front of, or out of
the path of the ejector rods, or the heads thereof, by inclines, which come in
contact with a stop or stops, on the fully opening of the barrels, substantially as
described and set forth.
FifthlyThe construction, arrangement, and combination of ejecting mechanism,
substantially as described and set forth.
Sixthly The means for holding the ejector rods in a state of tension, on the
removal of the fore end, as described and set forth.
Dated this 30th day of October 1889.
JOHN
ROGERS, SENIOR.
JOHN ROGERS, JUNR.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.