Improvements in Ejectors for Drop-down Guns,
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 10th Feb., 1900
TRWYDDIONAL DEMOTIVATION.
Improvements in Ejectors for Drop-down Guns,
I, ALBERT WILKET, Gun Maker, of Cheratte, near Liége, Belgium, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention has for its object an ejector for guns having drop-down
barrels which shall act only (on the barrels being opened) upon the cartridge
shell or cartridge shells that have been fired, but shall exercise no action on the
charged cartridge or cartridges located in the gun. The invention is represented
in the annexed drawings, in its application to a gun in which the barrels are
opened by a breech action of the Serpent" type, but it may be used in all guns
having drop-down barrels.
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Figure is a longitudinal section of a gun, showing the ejector mechanism of
the left hand barrel, with the gun fired and not cocked
Figure 2 is a view of the breech ends of the barrels.
Figures and 4 are like sections as that represented in Figure 1, but in
Figure 3, the barrels are shown only slightly opened and the ejector just about to
act, whilst in Figure 4 the barrels are completely opened and the ejector has ex-
pelled the empty shell and furthermore the hammer has been re-cocked.
Figure 5 is a front view, Figure 6 a side view and Figure 7 a section upon A,
B, C, D, Figure 5, of one of the extractors.
Figure 8 is a side view and Figure 9 an underside plan of the leg of the
extractor.
Figure 10 is a side view and Figure 11 a topside plan of the spring limb which
operates the ejector.
Figure 12 is a side view and Figure 13 an edge view of a lever located in the
lump of the barrels and which causes the extractors to move outwards and permits
the spring Figures 10 and 11 to act for effecting the ejection.
Figure 14 is a side view and Figure 15 a plan of a slide (left hand) disposed
in the breech face of the gun and which serves to actuate the lever shown in
Figures 12 and 13. Figure 16 is a view of the corresponding right hand slide.
The views shown by Figures 15 and 16 indicate the positions assumed by the two
slides in the breech face of the body.
Figure 17 is a side view and Figure 18 a front view of a double spring which
acts upon both the slides (Figures 15 and 16) and has the tendency to draw them
inwards.
Each barrel is provided with an ejector identical to that which is hereunder
described in connection with the left barrel.
The ejector is composed of the extractor a (Figures 1 to 7), the leg a¹, of the
extractor (Figures 1, 3, 4, 8 and 9) and of a strong spring limb 2 (Figures 1, 3,
9, 10 and 11). The extractor and its leg are disposed as usual, whilst the spring
limba, is located in the extension of the body and in line with the leg a¹. This
spring is fixed at the front, onto a projection a³, from the joint of the barrels by
means of a screw a, and carries at its free end a roller a, (or equally it may be
terminated by a bevel or feather edge not shown) which, after the ejection of an
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page_text: empty shell, is in contact with the leg a¹, whose extremity is provided with an
inclined plane b, (Figures 4, 8 and 9).
When the ejection has been performed the parts are in the positions shown in
Figure 4, with the spring a, in contact with the inclined plane end., of the
extractor lega. On closing the gun after cocking the hammer, the extractor a
and its limba are thrust forward and the bevel or incline b, of the said leg is
introduced between the spring, and the barrel (Figures 1 and 3) and bends
or renders active the spring . In this movement, the roller a, runs over the
inclined plane b, and then comes under and bears against the flat part of the leg a',
(Figures 1, 3, 8 and 9).
The ejection of the shell is effected in manner as hereinafter described by the
backward movement of the extractor and its leg. In the lump of the barrels is
disposed a lever with two arms c, c, pivoted upon an axis 2. When the gun is
closed and at the time that the free end of the spring a², is bearing strongly
against the leg the hook aº, (Figures 1, 3, 6 and 7) of the extractor, thrusts
the arm c, of the lever c, c¹, forwardly and the other arm c¹, thereof is made to
project beyond the lump d. Within the face piece f, of the breech is placed a
slide, (Figures 1, 3, 4, 14 and 16) having its head, in line with the face of
the hammer g, so that when the said hammer is uncocked (Figures 1 and 3) it
thrusts the slide i, forwardly and causes its forward end to project onto the table
of the breech piece, but when the hammer is cocked, a spring o, (Figures 1, 3, 4,
17 and 18) of which the extremity is engaged in a notch, in the slide, draws the
said slide inwards (Figure 4) and brings it entirely within the face piece of the
breech.
From the foregoing it follows that after a discharge and on opening the gun,
the arm, of the lever e, e, abuts against the slide, (which was caused to project
by the blow of the hammer), the arm c. of the lever rocks forwardly and turns the
other arm rearwardly, which latter now acts against the hook a, pulls out the
extractor and withdraws the fired cartridge from the chamber of the barrel.
In this movement, the leg a', has been pulled out to a corresponding extent with
the extractor and when the roller, of the spring a², comes against the inclined
end b, the said spring straightens out, re-acts strongly against the limb a', which
is shot backwardly and ejects the cartridge case.
If, on the other hand, the gun is opened after the hammer is cocked, the slide i,
being under the influence of its spring o, is kept in its withdrawn position in the
breech face f. so that the arm of the lever is not acted upon when the barrels
are opened and the ejection of an unfired cartridge is thereby prevented.
Dated this (ith day of Anvil 1200
I, ALBERT WILKET, Gun Maker, of Cheratte, near Liége, Belgium, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per- 4
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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The present invention has for its object an ejector for guns having drop-down
barrels which shall act only (on the barrels being opened) upon the cartridge
shell or cartridge shells that have been fired, but shall exercise no action on the 5

page_text: charged cartridge or cartridges located in the gun. The invention is represented
in the annexed drawings, in its application to a gun in which the barrels are
opened by a breech action of the "Serpent" type, but it may be used in all guns
having drop-down barrels.
Referring to the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification, Figure 1 is
a longitudinal section of a gun, showing the ejector mechanism of the left-hand
barrel with the gun fired and non-cocked.
Figure 2 is a view of the breech ends of the barrels.
Figures 3 and 4 are like sections as that represented in Figure 1, but in
Figure 3, the barrels are shown only slightly opened and the ejector just about to
act, whilst in Figure 4 the barrels are completely opened and the ejector has ex-
pelled the empty shell and furthermore the hammer has been re-cocked.
Figure 5 is a front view, Figure 6 a side view, and Figure.7 a section upon A,
B, C, D, Figure 5, of one of the extractors.
Figure 8 is a side view and Figure 9 an underside plan of the leg of the
extractor.
Figure 10 is a side view and Figure 11 a topside plan of the spring limb which
operates the ejector.
Figure 12 is a side view and Figure 13 an edge view of a lever located in the
lump of the barrels and which causes the extractors to move outwards and permits
the spring, Figures 10 and 11, to act for effecting the ejection.
Figure 14 is a side view and Figure 15 a plan of a slide (left hand) disposed
in the breech face of the gun and which serves to actuate the lever shown in
Figures 12 and 13. Figure 16 is a view of the corresponding right hand slide.
The views shown by Figures 15 and 16 indicate the positions assumed by the two
slides in the breech face of the body.
Figure 17 is a side view and Figure 18 a front view of a double spring which
acts upon both the slides (Figures 15 and 16) and has the tendency to draw them
inwards.
Each barrel is provided with an ejector identical to that which is hereunder
described in connection with the left barrel...
The ejector is composed of the extractor a (Figures 1 to 7), the leg a¹, of the
extractor (Figures 1, 3, 4, 8 and 9) and of a strong spring limb a² (Figures 1, 3,
9, 10 and 11). The extractor and its leg are disposed as usual, whilst the spring
Timba, is located in the extension of the body and in line with the leg a.. This
spring is fixed at the front, onto a projection, from the joint of the barrels by
means of a screw 4, and carries at its free end, a roller (or equally it may be
terminated by a bevel or feather edge not shown) which, after the ejection of an
empty shell, is in contact with the leg a¹, whose extremity is provided with, an
inclined plane 6, (Figures 4, 8 and 9).
When the ejection has been performed the parts are in the positions shown in
Figure 4, with the spring a², in contact with the inclined plane end 6 of the
extractor legal. On closing the gun after cocking the hammer, the extractor a
and its limb are thrust forward and the bevel or incline of the said leg is
introduced between the spring and the barrel (Figures 1 and 3) and bends
or renders active the spring 2. In this movement, the roller, runs over the
inclined plane b, and then comes under and bears against the flat part of the leg a¹,
(Figures 1, 3, 8 and 9).
The ejection of the shell is effected in manner as hereinafter described by the
backward movement of the extractor and its leg. In the lump of the barrels is
When the
disposed a lever with two arms c, d, pivoted upon an axis 2.
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gun
closed and at the time that the free end of the spring a², is bearing strongly
against the leg a¹ the hook a, (Figures 1. 3, 6 and 7) of the extractor, thrusts
the arm e, of the lever c¹, forwardly and the other arm ¹, thereof is made to
project beyond the lump d. Within the face piece f of the breech is placed a
slide (Figures 1, 3, 4, 14 and 16) having its head, in line with the face of
the hammer g, so that when the said hammer is uncocked (Figures 1 and 3) it

page_text: thrusts the slide i forwardly and causes its forward end to project onto the table
of the breech piece, but when the hammer is cocked, a spring o (Figures 1, 3, 4,
17 and 18) of which the extremity is engaged in a notch, in the slide, draws the
said slide inwards (Figure 4) and brings it entirely within the face piece of the
breech.
From the foregoing it follows that after a discharge and on opening the gun,
the arm c, of the lever c, c', abuts against the slide i, (which was caused to project
by the blow of the hammer), the arm c¹, of the lever rocks forwardly and turns the
other arm rearwardly, which latter now acts against the hook a, pulls out the
extractor and withdraws the fired cartridge from the chamber of the barrel.
In this movement, the leg a¹, has been pulled out to a corresponding extent with
the extractor and when the roller a", of the spring 2, comes against the inclined
end b, the said spring straightens out, re-acts strongly against the limb a¹, which
is shot backwardly and ejects the cartridge case.
If, on the other hand, the gun is opened after the hammer is cocked, the slide i,
being under the influence of its spring o, is kept in its withdrawn position in the
breech face f, so that the arm of the lever is not acted upon when the barrels
are opened and the ejection of an unfired cartridge is thereby prevented.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim.is:
First An ejector for guns having drop-down barrels, the employment of an
extractor whose leg terminates in, or is provided with, an inclined plane and is
arranged in conjunction with a spring limb, whose free end normally bears upon
the extractor leg, beyond the said incline, which, on the gun being opened after
the discharge of a barrel, is acted upon by the said spring limb for effecting the
rearward movement of the extractor and the ejection of the empty cartridge case,
substantially as herein described and also as set forth in the accompanying
drawings.
Secondly-In an ejector mechanism of the character referred to in the pre-
ceding claim, the employment of a double-armed rocking lever c, c¹, located in
the lump of the barrels and arranged in conjunction with the extractor in such
a manner that when a barrel is fired, its one arm is rocked forwardly whilst the
other is turned rearwardly, and when the gun is opened, the latter arm strikes
against the projecting end of a slide thrust forward from the breech-face by the
hammer, whereby the lever is again rocked, the extractor leg drawn out and its
incline brought up to the free end of the spring limb which effects the ejection
of the empty cartridge case, substantially as herein described and also as set forth
in the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly: The employment in combination with ejector mechanism as claimed
in the preceding claims, of a spring such as o, located in the breech and acting
in conjunction with the slide () in such a manner as to keep the same in its
withdrawn position when the hammer is cocked, and thereby prevent the ejector
of an unfired cartridge when the gun is opened substantially as herein described
and also as set forth in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of December 1899.
ALBERT WILKET.
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.