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Originally Posted by Skeetr57
I don't know what the other authorities say about the gun in question, but the S&W catalog for 1923 says it is A "Military and Police, 32-20 (Winchester)".
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There are quite a few opinions on the proper naming conventions for the K frame hand-ejectors in both 32-20 and 38 calibers. I like to use the catalogs as well to name guns, since in the early 1900s, I would guess the sales department was not very far from the President's office and would guess no catalogs would have gone to print without high level reviews.
Anyway, the 32-20 has a couple of interesting pages in old catalogs. First, the 1914 catalog names thie revolver as Military Revolver 1905 Model. As the page below demonstrates, both cartridges were listed under this heading. The 1923 catalog has 3 seperate listings for this K frame - Military & Police Round Butt, 38 Special, Military & Police Square Butt, 38 Special, and Military & Police 32-23 Winchester Square Butt.
Maybe everyone is right, depending on what source you use!
