Trench shot gun trigger part used by either an American soldier attacking the hill or by a German soldier defending recovered in 2015 on Hill 192 near Saint Lo in Normandy

This is a rare find from the battlefield Trench shot gun trigger part used by either an American soldier attacking the hill or by a German soldier defending it. The breach section and bock stock remains is complete with its trigger with no original paintwork it is rusted solid but only has some light rust damage it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection.The shot gun part mostly likely used by a German soldier in the Panzer Lehr Division or 3rd Fallschirmjager Division who defended the trench line. The trigger part was recovered in 2015 from old German slip trenches dug on Hill 192 near Saint Lo in Normandy which was the battle of early July 1944.The shot gun part comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.

Hill 192 with its overwhelming views on Saint-Lô and the surrounding area, by the 10th July 1944 the Americans reached the bottom of the hill and the roads it overlooked. The hill is defended by the paratroopers of the German Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5 and the Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9 part of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger-Division also Self-propelled guns and tanks of the Panzer Lehr Division.