These guns were cocked with a cocking lever on the side of the breech. In 1878 he won first prize at the St. Louis Bench Show and Sportsman's Association for the best breech-loading shotgun in America.
These weapons utilized a side-mounted trigger mechanism to load them in 1878. He won first prize at the St. Louis Bench Show and Sportsman's Association for the most efficient breech-loading shotgun in America.