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Note that the cylinder in the patent has seven chambers. S&W had originally considered a longer ".32 Special" for the K-Frame. It would have been close to the .32 H&R Magnum in case length with a longer ogival round nose projectile.

Jinks mentioned the 7-shot .32 cylinder idea in passing, and I will have to check for the source on the extra-long .32 cartridge.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Watters

Note that the cylinder in the patent has seven chambers. S&W had originally considered a longer ".32 Special" for the K-Frame. It would have been close to the .32 H&R Magnum in case length with a longer ogival round nose projectile.

Jinks mentioned the 7-shot .32 cylinder idea in passing, and I will have to check for the source on the extra-long .32 cartridge.

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With the first I-Frame Hand Ejectors (which hit production before the K-Frames) they stretched the .32 S&W by 1/8 inch creating the .32 S&W Long. Would the one you're thinking of have been an even more stretched Long?

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Originally Posted by Half Moon

With the first I-Frame Hand Ejectors (which hit production before the K-Frames) they stretched the .32 S&W by 1/8 inch creating the .32 S&W Long. Would the one you're thinking of have been an even more stretched Long?

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Correct, imagine a .32 H&R Magnum with a longer COAL. I want to say it is in Suydam's "US Cartridges and Their Handguns."

Found it on Pg 312 of Suydam's book. Case length: 1.113". COAL: 1.542".