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.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as the .32 Auto, .32 Automatic, or 7.65×17mmSR) is a centerfire pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed , straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning , initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol.
Fiocchi Munizioni was founded on 3 July 1876 in Lecco, Italy, by accountant Giulio Fiocchi. In 1876, Giulio Fiocchi took over the ammunition production part of a weapon and ammunition company already based in Lecco, which produced small-caliber ammunition.
.32 S&W, cartridge was introduced in 1878 for the Smith & Wesson model 1 1 ⁄ 2 revolver (1892).32 S&W Long, a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge (1896).32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), a pistol cartridge (1899).32 H&R Magnum, a rimmed cartridge designed for use in revolvers (1984)
It was subcontracted by Fiocchi America under its Fiocchi Int'l brand to manufacture 7.65×17mm Browning (.32 ACP), 9×18mm Makarov , 9×18mm +P Makarov , and 9×19mm Luger ammunition. Controversies [ edit ]
The deal was worth “hundreds of millions of euros” [13] Fiocchi Munizioni’s focus is mainly civilian market. The acquisition of Fiocchi Munizioni by Czechoslovak Group took over a year, including six months of negotiations with the Fiocchi family and an extended seven-month approval process from CFIUS , delayed by the war.
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.
Due to the popularity of the .32 Long Colt and, later, the more accurate .32 Smith & Wesson Long, the older .32-caliber cartridges, such as the .320 and the .32 Rimfire, declined in popularity and were eventually more or less obsolete by the 1920s. In Brazil, both .320 guns and ammo (double-barreled, side-by-side pistols) were made up to the 1960s.
The Beretta Model 1934 is an Italian compact, semi-automatic pistol which was issued as the service pistol of the Royal Italian Army beginning in 1934. As the standard sidearm of the Italian army it was issued to officers, NCOs and machine gun crews. [1] It is chambered for the 9mm Corto, more commonly known as the .380 ACP.