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Just look at You Tube....more than mere pictures.
It is common knowledge among hard-core revolver shooters, that one should never blanket, cover or trap a revolver in a rest (or anything else), such that the release of gasses from the cylinder/ barrel gap is restricted.
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This got me curious. So I searched YouTube for "revolver blows up". I saw several videos of guns that indeed blow up. Only 1 video showed a revolver nestled into a soft rest. His gun came apart at the barrel. This is a problem with the threads that hold the barrel in the frame.
IMO this had nothing to do with the cylinder gap being partially covered by a rest. Several other factors must be ruled out before making a blanket statement about why any gun blows apart. Manufacturing flaws in the firearm and ammunition would be my first suspects.