Improvements in or Connected with Breech Loading Sporting Fire-arms.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Breech Loading Sporting
Fire-arms.
I, EDGAR HARRISON of 142 New Bond Street, in the Parish of St. Georges,
Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex Gun Maker do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:
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My invention refers to simple and effective means for ejecting the exploded
cartridge or cartridges or empty shell or shells in such guns, known as drop down
breech loading sporting fire-arms, while at the same time the loaded cartridge or
cartridges are not ejected, but only loosened, so that if required it or they can be
withdrawn by the hand with the greatest facility.
To obtain the above results and according to my invention, 1 employ a lever
fulcrummed in the fore part, the forward arm of such lever being so arranged that
it engages or disengages, as the case may be, in a notch formed in the ejector leg.
There is a stud or projection on the rear arm of the lever, working in a slot, or
against a projection in the action and the said rear arm of the lever is acted on by
the mainspring, tumbler, or sear or by a rod or lever therefrom or in any other
convenient manner all as hereafter described.
Ou firing the gun the mainspring moves against the rear end of the lever, which
latter is fulcrummed in the fore part, and thus depresses the rear end of the said
lever, which latter lever is thus caused to turn about its fulcrum and raises its fore
end into a notch in the extractor leg. On opening the gun the mainspring rod or
lever is withdrawn from the sear lever, during the action of cocking the tumbler.
When the gun is sufficiently opened for the exploded shell to clear the face of action,
the projection on the rear end of the lever (which projection has been travelling down
the recess or slot in the bed of action in front of the joint pin) catches in, or is
arrested by, the end of said recess or slot, thereby depressing the fore end of the
lever and withdrawing same from the slot in the extractor leg, which latter flies out
suddenly, and so ejects the cartridge.
On opening the gun, if the same has not been fired, the mainspring, rod, or lever
not having engaged itself with the rear end of lever, the fore end of the said lever
keeps down in its normal position, and away from the notch in the extractor leg,
so that as the gun is opened, the extractor travels out at a slow and regular pace
and thus only loosens the loaded cartridge, without ejecting it, and in such manner
that it can be removed with ease by the hand
EDGAR HARRISON.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with Breech Loading Sporting
Fire-arms.
I, EDGAR HARRISON of 142 New Bond Street, in the Parish of St. Georges
Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex, Gun Maker, 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 :--
My invention refers to simple and effective means for ejecting the exploded
cartridge or cartridges, or empty shell or shells, in such guns known as drop down
breech loading sporting fire arms, while at the same time the loaded cartridge or
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page_text: cartridges are not ejected but only loosened, so that if required it or they can be
withdrawn by the hand with the greatest facility.
The invention will be best understood by describing same with reference to the
accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of so much of a gun
action, as will be necessary to explain my improvements, and shewing the parts in
the cocked position, and where the spring, on the gun being fired, directly actuates
the sear lever. Figure 2 is a similar view shewing the same action in the fired
position. Figure 3 is a plan view of the bed of action, and Figure 4 is a perspective
view illustrating a portion of the mechanism detached as hereafter described.
Figures 5 and 6 are views corresponding with Figures 1 and 2 wherein the lever is
actuated by the opening of the barrels.
To obtain the above results and according to my invention I employ a lever A B
fulcrummed in the "fore part," the forward arm A of such lever being so arranged
that it engages or disengages as the case may he in a notch C formed in the ejector
leg D. There is a projection E on the rear arm B of the lever A B working in
a slot or recess F see Figures 3 and 4, or against a projection in the action, and the
said rear arm B of the lever is acted on by the mainspring G tumbler or sear or by
a rod or lever therefrom or in any other convenient manner all as hereafter
described.
On firing the gun the main spring G moves against the rear end B of the lever A B
which latter is fulcrummed at H in the fore part and thus depresses the rear end B
of the said lever A B which latter lever is thus caused to turn about its fulcrum H
and raises its fore end A into the notch C in the extractor leg D. On opening the
gun the mainspring G is withdrawn from the sear lever A B during the action of
cocking the tumbler I. When the gun is sufficiently opened for the exploded shell
to clear the face of action, the projection E on the rear end of the lever. (which
projection E has been travelling down the recess or slot F in the bed of action in
front of the joint pin) catches in or is arrested by the end of said recess or slot
thereby depressing the fore end A of the lever and withdrawing same from the slot
or notch in the extractor leg D which latter flies out suddenly and so ejects the
cartridge. Instead of the lever A B being operated by the mainspring it may be
operated by a separate rod or lever from the tumbler or sear or from the mainspring
itself through the intervention of a rod.
On opening the gun, if the same has not been fired, the mainspring G, rod or
lever not having engaged itself with the rear end B of lever A B, the fore end A of
the said lever keeps down in its normal position and away from the notch G in the
extractor leg D so that as the gun is opened the extractor travels out at a slow and
regular pace and thus only loosens the loaded cartridge without ejecting it and in
such manner that it can be removed with ease by the hand.
Figures 5 and 6 shew the arrangement when the lever A B is actuated on the
opening of the gun. On firing the gun the main spring leaves the position shewn at
Figure 5 and advances to the position shewn at Figure 6 between the bed of action
and the rear end of the lever A B. On opening the gun, the main spring prevents
the rear end of the lever A B rising so that it turns on its fulcrum H and the fore
end of the lever A B comes into the notch C in the extractor leg and works as above
described with reference to Figures 1 to 4. If the gun has not been fired the
mainspring being in the back position will not obstruct the rising of the rear end of
lever A B and so will not turn the lever on its fulcrum and the cartridge will not
be ejected..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. In breech loading sporting fire arms the lever A B acting or operating on the
extractor leg substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illus-
trated with reference to the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2. In breech loading sporting fire arms the arrangement and combination of parts
consisting of the levers A B fulcrummed at H and formed with projections E, the
recesses or slots F in action, the extractors having legs D formed with notches C,
the mainspring G or equivalent, and the tumbler I and parts connected therewith all
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of May 1889.
EDGAR HARRISON.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.