A question for the gun owners/historians. We've got used to seeing on TV and in movies, professional gun users e.g. military and police, keeping trigger fingers off the trigger and extended outside and slightly above the trigger guard. Fair enough. Not long ago, though, I saw something fictional - and I wish I could remember exactly what - and set in WW2, which showed soldiers using the same technique. I thought that this was just movie/program-makers keeping up with the new trend, after all it first made its appearance as far as I can tell in cops show within the last 10-15 years and now suddenly everyone's at it, even further back in history. Until I watched the video below.... and at 0:53 there is a German soldier holding a pistol (Browning or Colt, unexpectedly) and with his finger in the safety position.
Is this just coincidence, or has that particular safety method been standard for a lot longer than I imagined?
Is this just coincidence, or has that particular safety method been standard for a lot longer than I imagined?