Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 31st May, 1886
Complete Left, 30th Nov., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 5th Jan., 1887.
HENRY PARSONS 2 Court Hanley St. Gun Barrel Maker Birmingham do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
My Improvement consists in Throwing out the Cartridge Cases after Firing in
Guns known as drop double Guns; and for that purpose I use an extractor of suitable
size having an Extension at the base into which extractor I cut out a Slot on each
side, such Slots opening into the chambers of each barrel and cutting through the said
extension at the base of the extractor, and in the said Slots in the Extractor I place a
Jerker for each barrel; going into the opening in the Chamber to Clip the rim of the
Cartridge Case the said Jerker having a short extended arm near the extension at the
base of the extractor and moving on a pin in the extractor or base; In the face of the
Action I place rods actuated by Springs and kept in position by a pin or catch
engaging in or entering the said rods; By the fall of the hammer or Striker the rods
are released, thereby allowing the rods to project over the face of the action; The
opening of the Gun bringing the short arm of the Jerkers in contact with the
projecting rods causes the Cartridge Cases to be thrown out.
HENRY PARSONS.

page_text: HENRY PARSONS Gun barrel Maker 2 Court Hanley Street Birmingham I Henry
Parsons do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE ARMS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Improvement consists in Throwing out the Cartridge Cases after firing in Guns
known as drop double Guns and for that purpose, I use an extractor of suitable size
having an Extension at the Base; Into which extractor I cut out a Slot on each side,
such Slots opening into the chamber of each barrel and cutting throught he said
extension at the base of the extractor and in the said slots. In the extractor I place a
jerker for each barrel going into the opening in the chamber to clip the rim of the
Cartridge Case the said jerker having a short extended arm near the extension at the
base of the extractor and moving on a pin in the extractor or base; In the face of the
Action I place rods actuated by springs and kept in position by a pin or catch
engaging in or entering the said rods; By the fall of the hammer or Striker the rods
are released thereby allowing the rods to project over the face of the action; the
opening of the Gun bringing the short arm of the jerkers in contact with the projecting
rods, causes the Cartridge Cases to be thrown out."
In proceeding to fully describe my Invention which being applicable to all kinds of
drop actions, I shall therefore in the accompanying drawings use the outline of a
drop Gun without reference to any particular fastening and that I may be better
understood, the said drawings have only reference to my improvements in throwing
out the Cartridge Cases after firing and the manner in which the same is performed
and hereafter described.
Figs. I and 2 shew the Extractor of suitable size and the several parts to form the
Ejecting Extractor and so lettered in their parts respectively.
E the Extractor having an extension at the base B into which extractor I cut
Slots O opening into the chamber of the barrel and cutting through the base. J shews
the Jerkers or Ejectors for each barrel being a side and front view C clips the rim of
the Cartridge Case A the short extended arm F is pin to fasten jerkers in extractor
S is a spring to cause jerkers to return after ejecting the case and placed in a recess R
cut at the back of the extractor P is a projection on the extractor to push the rods
in the body of the Action when closing the Gun hereafter described.
Fig. 3 shews the face of the Action and also the top of the Action and the work
that is placed therein.
In the face of the Action I place R rods having a key on the bottom to steady the
rods which are actuated by a spring; In the top of the Action I place a round column T
carrying a catch K or flat sear the said catch moving on a pin in the column T and
the said K catch or sear is kept in position by the action of spring KS and is made to
enter or extend into and communicate with the Striker or hammer at the one end, and
lock the rod at the other end so that by the Striker being moved by the firing
or fall of the hammer the K catch is moved which catch being engaged or holding the
rod is thereby released so allowing the rods to shoot forward by the action of the

page_text: spring placed in the rods and when by the Gun being opened the said rods being still
forced by the springs so project over the face of the body in Fig. 4 as to offer a
resistance to the short arm of the jerker which said jerker coming in contact with the
R projecting rods so striking the short arm A of the jerker J so close to its centre by
the falling of the barrels that the impetus given by the contact of A and R is equal to
the force required to throw out the Case.
After the case is thrown out the J jerker returns to its first position the arm passing
over the rod the barrels falling their required distance D is a pin to keep column T
down and regulate the length of rods. By the closing of the Gun the P projection on
the extractor pushes the R rods into position the K catch holding as before described
I may extend the J from C to P in Fig. 1.
Having now described and shewn the manner in which the said Improvement is
performed, I declare that--
I. I claim to Slot out the Extractor and place in the Slots so cut out of the
Extractor a jerker for each barrel to oscillate apart and form a part of the extractor.
2. The combination of the projecting rods and the column carrying the catch. and
parts herein before described and set forth for the object of Ejecting the Cases in drop
down fire arms after firing.
HENRY PARSONS.