The .32 S&W Long, also written 7.65x23mmR and often called simply the .32 Long, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge. It was developed from the earlier .32 S&W cartridge and was introduced in 1896 for the first-model Hand Ejector revolver made by Smith & Wesson. Colt chambered its own revolvers for the same round and sold it under a different name, the .32 Colt New Police. The cartridge is a small, light revolver round: its straight walls mean the case does not taper toward the bullet, and its rim is the flange that holds it in the cylinder. Its two commercial names and its metric designation are three labels for one and the same round.
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Lead, introduction
It was introduced in 1896 for Smith & Wesson's first-model Hand Ejector revolver.
Lead, designation
The .32 S&W Long / 7.65x23mmR, often called the .32 Long, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge
Lead, description
a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge
Current use
Revolvers are still produced in this caliber in South America, South Asia, and Eastern Europe.
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Revolver
In Group: Ammunition and Cartridges, Lead
The .32 S&W Long / 7.65x23mmR, often called the .32 Long, is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun cartridge, based on the earlier .32 S&W cartridge.
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