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Looking for some help. I have this wonderful Dan’l Fraser 20g (serial number 2239) and I can’t get the trigger plate out. The plate is loose with all the screws out and moves about 1mm. There is a locating pin at the front, and it feels like the plate is caught on the sears inside – but that’s just a guess. Under the top lever there is what looks like a locating pin where “normally” there would be a screw. I assume if I can get the trigger plate off, I will be able to tap out that pin to separate the stock from the iron – which is the objective. Anyone know how to get the trigger plate off?
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Remove the buttplate a then remove the drawbolt. Fraser used a drawbolt that the vertical action screws pass through. Don't ask me why they did it that way but they did.

Brilliant gunmaker! The "buttplate" was a small oval disc expertly matched into the checkered butt. Only when it caught the light just right did the oval outline show up (it’s much clearer now it has been removed and replaced). The only thing showing were two screw heads which I assumed were part of a “rough” stock reduction and then replacement done probably a 100 years ago. I’m getting the stock refinished to remove the obvious joint. Thanks again for everyone that tried to help and gunmaker for his expertise.

I'll post pictures of everything before reassembly.

more pics when it arrives

I'm not sure what I will do with it, bad bore on it. I would not mind building a tip open single rifle, I bought it just to look it over.