The gun is off to a professional. As Clint Eastwood put it "a man's got to know his limitations."
I found that one of the sears had been machined, causing it to drop way down towards the trigger plate at the other end, and the hammer on the other side almost looks like it has a casting defect where the sear bears on the hammer. There is a "peak" of metal in the center of what should be the cut out for the sear to ride in.
I actually had gotten the safety to work, but I couldn't get the front trigger "plate" to back off the sear due to the sear hanging down so far. The sear was so low on that side that the gun would fire before the front trigger had moved far enough to touch the safety stop. That is why the safety would seem to work without the sears in the gun.
Hopefully I didn't do any damage with what I have done so far. I am just going to put it back together and send it out next week. On the plus side I could now take a Trojan apart and put it back together blindfolded.
Thanks for all that offered information and suggestions.
CHAZ
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