The lock plates come off relatively easily.
After you remove the hammers (and they may require a bit of gentle persuasion) back the lock plates screws out about two or three turns, rap the screw head to push the opposite lock plates free and keep doing that until you can get a thin blade in the space that becomes obvious and work the plate free. Repeat the process as necessary for the other side.
When reassembling be vert careful of the position of the trigger blades or you will bend the thin blades… ask me how I know.
The nose of the lock plates is chamfered to a shelf edge which fits into and under the matching recess in the frame. It will move easily to the rear to allow lifting the plate away.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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