The cocking mechanism that Hayes developed was very simple and could have saved Parker a lot of money. I go into the cost savings on specific operations in more detail in my DGJ article. These calculations come directly from Hayes' original notes. But my guess is that when Hayes originally proposed this mechanism in 1910, management didn't want a completely different hammerless gun to have to make and still service the old one. But there is no documentation supporting one theory vs. another.
And, when the second, fully finished, prototype was made in 1928, the depression hit a year later and. Parker was Sold to Remington only a few years after that. I suspect that we may have seen Hayes' design revision implemented if all that wouldn't have happened.
Especially the coil spring ejector mechanism. This gun was not the only one made with that type of mechanism, another was owned by Charlie Parker. DelGrego threw that one out unfourtunately.
Although Hayes co-designed the original flat spring ejector mechanism is 1901, we know he was a constant tinkerer and looking for improvement. No doubt that 25 or more years later, he wanted to improve on it.
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