COLT MFG CO INC MODEL BISLEY ENGRAVED BY B. MEARS W/IVORY GRIPS .32 Colt

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The .32 Long Colt (commonly called the .32 LC or simply .32 Colt) is an American centerfire fire revolver cartridge.

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Introduced by Colt’s with the New Line revolver in 1873, the .32 Colt was inspired by the .320 Revolver.^[1] It originally used a .313 in (7.95 mm)-diameter 90 gr (5.8 g) outside-lubricated bullet, which was later changed to inside lubrication, leading to a diameter change to .299 in (7.59 mm), a slight reduction in bullet weight, and a shortening of overall length.^[2]
With a case lengthened by .31 in (7.87 mm) over the .32 Short Colt^[2](which means the .32 SC will chamber and fire in any weapon designed for the LC), the .32LC is in the same class in power as the .32 Smith & Wesson Long,^[3] without comparable accuracy.^[2]
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 FAMAE revolver produced in Chile is currently offered in .32 Long Colt