Allen,
If your LC Smith has a "roll check" in the barrel lug the extractors can be pushed down once fully open. Roll checks were found in the early LC Smiths made in Fulton NY.
I do not know why your LC Smith could be hard to open rather than need of grease on the barrel hook, or however unlikely it was recently rejointed, i.e. put back on face. Since Smiths cock on opening there could be a problem with the cocking rods/system. My LC Smiths with and without roll checks are not any harder to open than a Parker.
Mark
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