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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]
The .32 S&W Long headspaces on the rim and shares the rim dimensions and case and bullet diameters of the shorter .32 S&W cartridge and the longer .32 H&R Magnum and .327 Federal Magnum cartridges. The shorter .32 S&W may be fired in handguns chambered for the .32 S&W Long; and the .32 S&W Long may be fired in arms chambered for the longer .32 ...
.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 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)
Manufacturing facilities were dispersed along the 2-mile (3.2 km) power canal to minimize damage during infrequent explosions. King's son-in-law Gershom Moore Peters began working at the powder mill in 1881 and became president of the powder company when King died in 1885. Peters formed the Peters Cartridge Company at Kings Mills in 1887.
The .32 short was designed in 1860 by Smith & Wesson for their Model 2 revolver. In 1868, they introduced the .32 Long in the Model 1 1 ⁄ 2 Second Issue revolver. [3] The .32 Short fired an 80 gr (0.183 oz; 5.184 g) lead bullet at 945 ft/s (288 m/s) (generating 159 ft⋅lb (216 J) muzzle energy) from a 24 in (61 cm) rifle barrel. The .32 Long ...
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.
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (S&W) is an American firearm manufacturer headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee, United States. Smith & Wesson was founded by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson as the "Smith & Wesson Revolver Company" in 1856, after their previous company, also called the "Smith & Wesson Company" and later renamed as "Volcanic Repeating Arms", was sold to Oliver Winchester and ...
Pages in category ".32 S&W Long firearms" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.32 S&W Long; B.