There were a lot of provisional patents taken out that were never fully developed , fully patented or used . In some cases it was an improvement on an earlier patent or that the patient was never granted .
It was also a common practice as it is today to stamp or advertise as " someone s patent"or indeed mark as patent something that was not actually your patent but someone else's .For example "patent action" . but whose?
There were countless adaptations and variations to get around others designs by individual makers to avoid paying royalties .Most thankful disappeared when the original patents expired .
I have seen a couple a guns with similar ejectors to this example ,my impression was that they were weak in construction and under powered . That in mind they were for roll turn over paper cases .
