Hi-Standard Supermatic

[hk940]

I have a Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation. It has the bridge rear sight and is marked "Military" on the right side of the frame.
The problem with the gun is the trigger will not reset after firing, unless it is pulled forward then it will fire.
I am not sure what model this is 106,107 etc.
When I took off the right side grip (I did not lose the tiny spring) I see what appears to be the sear spring ( looking at Nurmich's site).
The top loops of the spring is not attached to anything.
I m not sure if the spring is broken as I have not broken it down that far yet.
I am not sure how to attach pictures.
Any info would be appreciated.

 

[H&R Glock]

There are some experts over at rimfirecentral.com that can help you out.

 

[hk940]

There are some experts over at rimfirecentral.com that can help you out.

Update 11:52AM:
After examining the layout of both the sear spring and and sear, it appears the top end of the spring somehow got out from behind the sear.
After a little gentile persuasion I got them both where they are suppose to be. Every thing seems to be working now.
A little history of this gun.
Several years ago very close friend and FFL dealer of mine passed away, when it came time to dispose of both his personal and business guns the executor of the will asked If I wanted any guns that were incomplete or unassembled . so that is how I came into possession of this gun.
I don't know if my friend was in the process of working on it when he passed away or if that is how he received it.

 

[P5 Guy]

Nice pistol I'm happy you solved the problem/

 

[H&R Glock]

While working on my HD Military:
I found out that I am not a gunsmith ( Just a Bubba!) when my sear spring went SPRONG!!! and went into the carpet somewhere!
How anyone can work on such a tiny item, in the center of a small cave (hole in the gun) I'll never know. My gunsmith got it replaced.

 

[hk940]

While working on my HD Military:
I found out that I am not a gunsmith ( Just a Bubba!) when my sear spring went SPRONG!!! and went into the carpet somewhere!
How anyone can work on such a tiny item, in the center of a small cave (hole in the gun) I'll never know. My gunsmith got it replaced.

It's always the smallest part that gets dropped or spring that goes flying.
I was cleaning the carburetor for my snow blower one fall, after soaking in cleaner I took the air hose and started to blow out the cleaner. That is when I heard something go flying across the shop.
I had no idea what it could be or where it went. So I just bought a new carb!

 

[Monac]

While working on my HD Military:
I found out that I am not a gunsmith ( Just a Bubba!) when my sear spring went SPRONG!!! and went into the carpet somewhere!
How anyone can work on such a tiny item, in the center of a small cave (hole in the gun) I'll never know. My gunsmith got it replaced.

I used to think I was fair at taking apart guns for cleaning and lubrication. Taking the sideplates off a couple of revolvers lately (an EIG Miroku and an RG-39) cured me of that illusion. I still have a spring the size of a grain of rice sitting in a bottlecap in front of me. I don't know where it goes, and I don't propose to find out.

 

[Detritus]

Update 11:52AM:
After examining the layout of both the sear spring and and sear, it appears the top end of the spring somehow got out from behind the sear.
After a little gentile persuasion I got them both where they are suppose to be. Every thing seems to be working now.

Glad you got it straightened out. just a note from personal experience, if the gun happens to be left in storage for an extended period (around a full decade being the period in question last time, in my case). Rust can occur where the pin at the front of the Sear Bar enters the trigger, and gum up the works enough to cause the same symptoms (trigger fails to self-reset). have seen this happen to the Citation I now own twice, about 15 years or so apart, once when my dad still had it, and again the day he passed it down to me.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31838309@N03/

Shoots pretty good for being over 50 years old