I finally got around to looking at this old cartridge I mentioned and the headstamp says only ".38 LONG." Not Long Colt. The maker was W.R.A.CO.
In referring to Barne's book on cartridges, he makes reference to a ".32-44" cartridge, apparently the same as .32 S&W Long and .32 Colt New Police. I'd never noticed that before but makes no comment on that variation of the name.
I also made mention earlier in this thread to a .32 special. That was a list caliber for the line of Iver Johnson safety hammerless revolvers, all of which were breaktops. I can find no other reference to such a cartridge, so it must be a .32 S&W long, since they do also list the .32 S&W as well as the .38 S&W. Both Colt and S&W offered revolvers in those calibers, too, as well as .22 rimfire. Apparently at the time, the .32 and .38 S&W cartridges were considered adequate for police work and the .22 rimfire suitable for home defense.
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