My 1970 model 55 was made for cocked & locked carry, yet my 1974 Safariland model 54 came with the thumb snap configured for hammer down carry. I was dumbstruck. Fortunately, the tension induced when snapped with the hammer cocked helped keep everything tight.
Here's a picture from about 1970 showing a motorcycle cop carrying a .45 hammer down in a model 55. Shocking.
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