[jsgtexas]

Jim:

Thanks, again, for the procedure you sent me.

Apparently, I have more problems. I could get it in, but it seems to not fit tightly against the sear to release the cocked hammer.

At one point, I almost had the double-action working, but it wouldn't complete the cocking of the hammer.

When I received the trigger bar from Numrich (long ago), I noticed that it didn't exactly match the original. The replacement has a longer front pin (than the original) and the "back pin" is not pointed (as the original) nor does it have a ridge cut in it where the spring should rest on top of it.

I'm going to call Numrich and see if they have a better matching trigger bar.

And, years ago my dad took the trigger and trigger spring out. Could he have put the spring in backwards?

My 38H is one of the rare models with a serial number of 272###. It has all the markings stamped where they should be and it has the external safety. It also has the original grips and two magazines.

I'm about to take out the trigger and trigger spring and put it back together.

Any further hints or help are greatly appreciated.

I'm determined to get this firearm working.

John