Famous Hunter was Peter Capstick. Not very safe but by your self entering the long grass after something nasty, with a Mauser wing safety might be just a bit quicker. A lot of hammer guns were fitted with stalking safety's, most engaged at half cock and they disengaged when drawing the hammers to full cock but some were fitted to full cock. I have a 1829 copy of a Purdey percussion rifle with a stalking safety fitted. It locks the hammer in the full cock position and I only use it when stand hunting. It is silent and no sound made from drawing the hammer back from safe to full cock. Always disengaged and hammer lowered to 1/2 cock when preparing to move. Pretty nifty system for stand hunting.