I was looking at it fom both ends, there are big screws on the inside of the gate but nothing that looks like it would be holding that strip.
Tell you what BB73, this weekend when I get some time I will drag it in the living room and put on the latex gloves and give it a good exam
Im really not a slouch and am quite capable of workin on chit so I will get it figured out...but hopefully someone can chime in before that....