Firearm ejector system

In a break open firearm having a frame attached to a stock, a barrel housing carrying at least one barrel and rotatable about a pivot on the frame, at least one hammer pivotally mounted on the frame for movement from a cocked position to a position against the frame, a hammer spring urging the hammer forwardly, a firing pin aligned with each said hammer, trigger means operatively connected to actuate the hammer, a cocking rod attached to each said hammer and mounted for reciprocation on the frame for acting on the hammer, and cam means for moving the cocking road rearward when the barrel housing is rotated about the frame, a fore-end housing and means for ejecting cartridges from the firearm, an improved ejection system comprising a cam depression formed in each said cocking rod, an ejector sear having an upper and lower end, said sear being slideably disposed in a slot in the barrel housing, the sear having its lower end positioned in the cam depression formed in the cocking rod when the cocking rod is in its rearward position, an ejector slideably disposed in a groove formed in the barrel housing and spring biased rearwardly, the upper end of the ejector sear being positioned to latch the groove in the ejector upon rearward movement of the ejector, a frame projection positioned to cam against the ejector sear upon rotation of the barrel housing about the frame to move the ejector sear rearward, releasing the ejector.