The prevalence of Webleys with manual safeties seems to have been in Asia. In the case of the Webley, the safety only blocked the hammer in the uncocked position, rendering the gun totally inert until the safety was pushed to unblock the hammer.
There was no provision for applying the safety when the gun was cocked. I presume the philosophy behind this was that, if the gun was out and cocked, it was to be ready for instant use.
Some European revolvers, mostly Belgian and French also had some form of manual safety, but it seems to be on the cheaper "Velodog" types. Again, I presume it somehow blocked an uncocked hammer, though I'm not exactly sure how these worked. Most of the examples I have seen were of the concealed hammer type.
Other than the fairly recent French Smith & Wesson police contract, I think the manual safety on a revolver is basically a dead issue. (At least until our government mandates it.)
There was no provision for applying the safety when the gun was cocked. I presume the philosophy behind this was that, if the gun was out and cocked, it was to be ready for instant use.
Some European revolvers, mostly Belgian and French also had some form of manual safety, but it seems to be on the cheaper "Velodog" types. Again, I presume it somehow blocked an uncocked hammer, though I'm not exactly sure how these worked. Most of the examples I have seen were of the concealed hammer type.
Other than the fairly recent French Smith & Wesson police contract, I think the manual safety on a revolver is basically a dead issue. (At least until our government mandates it.)