Never knew how sweet the I frame was until I picked up a pre-60 mod 30.

It's just right sized for pocket carry!

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Dave

Yep. I have a 4" 32 S&W long. Love it. Could carry, I guess but I have a 44 snubby which is much better

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Slim, U.S. Army, Ret.

How about an I frame with a short cylinder in 9mm?

My thoughts exactly.

But not in any aluminum alloy frame! Keep it steel alloy of some sort. (stainless included)

I have a few I frames but find that the small trigger guard is a bit too small for me. Nice gun and conceals real easy, but the trigger guard and the small grip frame are the spoilers for me to actually carry one as a SD gun. I have recently carried one (just temporarily) while my EDC M60-7 was at the Grip Makers to have a set of Ivory's made and I was a bit concerned about the small trigger guard while carrying it. It was my Dad's and that contributed to the reason why I chose that one to use, but now I think I should have selected another gun as a stand in. Thankfully it was not called into service.

Would an I-frame be able to handle .32 H&R magnum? How many rounds would it hold?

Were I-frames ever offered in Bodyguard or Centennial configurations?

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"Team Billy Jack" for a CA CCW

A 32cal I frame with a flat spring would be awesome!

Just like a "j and a half" frame revolver (either a 6-shot 38 or a 5-shot 44 spl), a new i-frame will never be more than just a dream no matter how much sense it might make.

I would go for one of those.

Here's another vote to bring it back.
S&W could offer it in so many iterations for today's concealed carry market.

The original I frames would probably not stand up well to .32 Mag's but with the heat treating they can do today, I would say they could probably do it.

I would think no more than a 5 round capacity for a .32 Magnum.