How to remove wood from splinter fore end?

[Grouse Man]

How do I remove the splinter fore end wood from an English style side by side shotgun? This is so I can refinish the wood properly. It has the push-button latch mechanism, not the lever style. Thanks.

 

[tiriaq]

Remove the forend from the gun. Look inside, you will see the screws which secure the wood to the forend iron. Don't break any wood removing the iron. Be careful. A bad refinish does not enhance value.

 

[Grouse Man]

The fore end is off the gun. The screw is out.

How does one separate the iron mechanism from the wood?

 

[stocker]

Grouse man: Check to see if there are any additional screws that go through the hinge area into the end of the wood. Remove if there are . You may have to take a small brass punch to remove the iron, very carefully and evenly. Drift it rearward if there are no visible locks into the wood caused by the shape of the iron. A picture or two of the fore end would help us here if you can post them.

 

[Grouse Man]

There is only the one screw. I started tapping it out using a wooden dowel braced against part of the latch, and it is beginning to back the iron out. I just need to pick up a real brass drift to finish this properly. Thanks for the tip.