Trigger Guard

The front of the trigger-guard had been cut away and the grips wrapped with what looked like old masking tape. ❋ Boudreau Freret (2010)

But there, lying snugly amid the carved foam rubber, flanked symmetrically by two 28mm ammunition clips, was a Sternmeyer P-35 11mm pistol, visible laser-sighting mechanism attached in front of the trigger-guard. ❋ Shelagh Power-Chopra (2010)

It was an antique, a .357 Magnum with the barrel and trigger-guard sawn off. ❋ Boudreau Freret (2010)

Parlabane's finger left the trigger-guard and moved to the trigger itself. ❋ Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- (2004)

His hands ran along the barrel, bolt, trigger-guard. ❋ Jamie O’Neill (2002)

Nothing happened — she was pulling at the trigger-guard. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Having initially got hold of May's Beretta by its short barrel, he wrapped his fingers around the handle and cupped his left hand around the trigger-guard, keeping his elbows bent as he trained it directly ahead. ❋ Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- (2001)

He held the wallet in his left hand, while his gun dangled by the trigger-guard from the crooked middle finger of the same hand. ❋ MacLean, Alistair, 1922- (1969)

It struck full; the trigger-guard gashed the jaw and the metalled butt spoiled the sight of an eye. ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

Big and extremely ornate brass patch-box, brass plate on under side of stock, running from trigger-guard to lower ramrod-thimble, original striped ramrod. ❋ Henry W. Shoemaker (N/A)

Bright finish, steel back-strap and brass trigger-guard, has a most beautiful burl-maple grip. ❋ Henry W. Shoemaker (N/A)

Silver plated back-strap and trigger-guard (wearing). ❋ Henry W. Shoemaker (N/A)

Resembles the Colt 1849 Model, except that trigger is in center of trigger-guard. ❋ Henry W. Shoemaker (N/A)

There was an ancient guncase on one side, but the racks were empty except for a service pistol hanging by its trigger-guard from the hook. ❋ Melville Davisson Post (N/A)

Happily, there were no bones broken, but the violence of the shock had caused the lashings of my previously-broken rifle to give way, and had doubled the stock in half, the barrels only hanging to the wood by the trigger-guard. ❋ Various (N/A)

Steve, [Monica's] [Trigger Guard], told everyone to stop posting pictures from [Five Nights at Freddy's] because it was one of her triggers. ❋ Morganskye (2014)