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The .32 Colt Short and Long centerfire cartridges matched the external dimensions of the .32 Short and Long rimfire cartridges. [5] The Marlin Model 1892 lever-action repeating rifle was shipped with two firing pins, one rimfire and one centerfire, to allow use of either the rimfire or centerfire cartridges. [6]
The Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army a.k.a. Model No. 2 Old Model Smith & Wesson Revolver was Smith & Wesson's first .32 caliber revolver, intended to combine the small size and convenience of the Smith & Wesson Model 1.22 rimfire with a larger caliber. Chambered in the .32 rimfire long caliber, its cylinder held 6 shots.
.32 Webley, a centerfire version of the .32 Rimfire (1868).32 Long Colt, an American centerfire fire revolver cartridge and an improved version of the .32 Webley (1873).32-20 Winchester, a rifle cartridge that found popularity in handguns as a powerful .32-caliber offering (1882).32 S&W, cartridge was introduced in 1878 for the Smith & Wesson ...
Below is a list of rimfire cartridges (RF), ordered by caliber, small to large. Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. The most common rimfire cartridges are chambered for .17 caliber and .22 caliber. The bullet diameter for .17 ...
While rimfire cartridges larger than .22 caliber existed, such as the .30 rimfire, .32 rimfire, .38 rimfire, .41 Short (for the Remington Model 95 derringer), .44 Henry (for the Henry rifle, later used by the famous Winchester Model 1866), the .56-56 Spencer (for the Spencer rifle was the world's first military metallic cartridge repeating ...
Although the .32 Long Colt and .32 S&W Long appear to be similar, the two are not interchangeable due to the case and neck diameter being much narrower on the .32 Long Colt. More popular in Europe than North America, Colt was the most prominent American manufacturer which chambered any weapons in .32 Long Colt, [2] most notably the Police Positive.
The .32 S&W is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge (also known as the .32 S&W Short), and was originally designed as a black powder cartridge. It was introduced in 1878 for Smith & Wesson pocket revolvers. The .32 S&W was offered to the public as a light defense cartridge for "card table" distances. [2]
.32 Short may refer to: .32 rimfire, a rimfire pistol cartridge introduced in 1860.32 S&W, a centerfire pistol cartridge introduced in 1878