Carrying Safely | Keeping the Cylinder Put

I've read a couple of posts on the NAA forums regarding safe pocket carry of revolvers. The debate is weather the gun should be carried on an empty chamber, or with the hammer in a safety notch. A couple of posters discussed how they reached into their pocket to find a partial or fully-cocked hammer.

For safe carry, the hammer and trigger must be protected. In addition it would be helpful if our holster prevented the cylinder from rotating regardless. Because the cylinder would rotate to a live round in such a case, it wouldn't matter wether the gun was carried in either configuration.

Recently, Mr. Madhat sent me a couple photos of a North American Arms mini revolver in one of his custom holsters.

In the photos below, he clearly demonstrates the cylinder stays put even when the hammer is pulled off of the safety notch in the cylinder. This is due to the fact that he molds or 'bones' the leather while the hammer is in a safety notch.




There are a lot of leather and synthetic pouch-type holsters on the market, but the above photos are a good incentive to buy a custom leather holster for your mini revolver.