I have carried my 1896 Safety Hammerless 38 S&W (Lemon squeezer) I never carried my Dad's 1855 Colt Root Revolver, but he did in the mid to late to mid 50's.

I have carried a Sedgley "Baby Hammerless" in 22 short for laughs. It is from 1927. I also carried a lot of 1880's and 90's top break 32's and 38's, I really liked the later "hammerless" models, we called them "Glove Guns", as you would slide them into a white cotton work glove and leave it plain sight, just fire right through the glove!

Ivan