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The .32 S&W Long / 7.65x23mmR, [2] often called the .32 Long, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge. It was introduced in 1896 for Smith & Wesson's first-model Hand Ejector revolver. Colt called it the .32 Colt New Police in revolvers it made chambered for the cartridge. [3]
Introduced by Colt's with the New Line revolver in 1873, the .32 Colt was inspired by the .320 Revolver, also called the ".32 Webley". [1] It originally used a .313 in (7.95 mm)-diameter 90 gr (5.8 g) outside-lubricated heeled bullet, which was later changed to inside lubrication.
The .32 S&W cartridge (also known as the .32 S&W Short) was introduced in 1878 for Smith & Wesson pocket revolvers. It was originally designed as a black powder cartridge. The .32 S&W was offered to the public as a light defense cartridge for "card table" distances. [2] The .32 S&W Short was the basis for several other .32-caliber handgun ...
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 ...
Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers. These include:
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 earliest known use of the term "Saturday night special" in print is in the September 29, 1917, issue of The Coffeyville Daily Journal, referring to a "cheap revolver". [3] In its August 17, 1968, issue, The New York Times printed a front-page article titled "Handgun Imports Held Up by U.S.", author Fred Graham wrote, "... cheap, small ...
Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.31 ball/conical bullet 5 United States: c. 1847–1873 Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver "Root" Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.31 ball/conical bullet.28 ball/conical bullet 5 United States: c. 1855–1870 Colt Model 1862 Pocket Police