Glass framed very rare group of German mp40 machine gun bakelite relics recovered from near the village of Trun in the Falaise Pocket, Normandy in 1944

This is a glass-framed nice condition and very rare group of German mp40 machine gun bakelite relics which are unusual parts to find battlefield recovered. There are 4 relics in all including side panels part of the grip and dust cover all the parts are still very solid not braking up or falling apart they still retain all of there original colours but are a bit dirty from being buried but have been nicely cleaned very unusual to get mp40 parts from the battlefield. The parts have been mounted in to a glass-fronted box frame, complete with background information and picture, making it perfect for display. The frame measures 12 half inches by 12 half inches in size.The mp40 parts were recovered from near the village of Trun in the Falaise Pocket, Normandy in 1944

The items were recovered from a field near Trun, believed to be a pit dug by the Allies where large amounts of German equipment were discarded and buried following the Battle of the Falaise Pocket, Normandy, France, in 1944. A rare and interesting relic from the famous Normandy battlefield.