The raised frame Crescent Victor was introduced in 1897, and offered in the 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog as “New York Arms Company’s Latest Patent Automatic Ejector” for $6.75 http://books.google.com/books?id=CSVIpqnFMTMC&pg=PA533&lpg
The flat frame Victor was introduced in 1901, but very likely under the same patent.