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The problem is a simple one, but trying to describe the fix is difficult.
As the barrel if swung open, it depresses the catch in the extractor lever which is bearing against the frame, allowing it to release when the barrel is fully opened. Over the years, the slot (in the barrel), in which the extractor lever sits, begins to wear a deeper grove, thus not fully depressing the catch on the extractor lever, and not allowing the extrator star to return to its home position.
The easy (albeit temporary) fix for this is to remove the barrel and take a hardened flat face punch and gently tap down the upset metal where the channel is being deepened in the slot that houses the extractor lever. The effect of this is that, when the barrel is swung down, the catch is forced to retract further and then release the extractor lever, allowing the extractor star to snap back home.
This is actually a universal fix for almost all top break revolvers.
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