Dustin,
Perhaps reach out to “gunman”, I’d bet he knows it off the top of his head. The only guess I’d have is a variation of the more well known “box” ejector systems.
Was a Perks box system somewhat similar? Sorry, when I have a question about English stuff, I ask you, usually.
Best,
Ted
Hey Ted. I’ve got some inquiries out to some really knowledgeable guys in the trade. So far….Bupkis.
This is not like a Perkes. Perkes uses very complex (aka nightmaresish) springs of varying design.
This system is somewhat complex, the “wings” you see are the “rotary sears”. A friend who looked at the system, says it reminds him of an LC Smith action cocking system. I can see the resemblance. It’s obviously very well made and took real mechanical ability to even come up with the idea, let alone make the damn thing. From my reading up on John Ross, he was a worker in the trade, and highly regarded. He possibly even did action work at a few of the big London names. I’ve seen some guns bearing his name while doing some research and they all seem to be of very high quality.
Charles Osborne, prolific maker to the trade must’ve like his system, I’ve seen a few guns that use this unique ejector work while I’ve been researching the system.
I can say It still throws empty cases with authority after 110+ years with no sign of being repaired. I guess that’s a win even if Cogswell & Harrison made it, which they didn’t.