Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
The whole idea of that style of trigger guard was for arctic use with big mitts
Yes. "Mittens" were issued for cold weather training. Impossible to stuff 4 fingers in the trigger gaurd.
Maybe the pin was loose on his and he got tired of it flopping around. It is captured by a spring detent. you just poke it with the tip of a round and it swings down against the pistol grip - if I remember right a roll pin forms the hinge on the other side. maybe that was loose.