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Originally Posted by HardDrive
Why is it called a 'Hand Ejector'?
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The Smith and Wesson revolvers prior to this style action were a top break design. When the action was opened on a top break, the barrel and cylinder pulled down together and the empty cartridges were automatically ejected. When S&W changed to a swing out cylinder style action,in order for the cartridges to be ejected, the cylinder pin had to be pushed as a separate action or move. Thus the "hand ejector" name. Smith and Wesson revolvers carried the Hand Ejector name for quite a few years and it applied to models in .22 r/f up to at least .45 Schofield maybe larger.