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The .38 S&W is a revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1877. It should not be confused with the .38 S&W Special cartridge which has different case dimensions and a different caliber bullet. Colt also chambered revolvers for the cartridge which they called the .38 Colt New Police - the principal difference being that the Colt rounds where flat nosed, while the S&W used a 148 grain (9.6 g) rounded nose lead bullet.

Both the Colt and the S&W cartridge claimed a muzzle velocity of 730 ft/s (220 m/s) and a muzzle energy of 176 ft·lbf (239 J).

The .38 Super Police or .38/200 version of the bullet uses a larger 200 grain (13 g) bullet with a muzzle velocity of 620 ft/s (189 m/s) and a muzzle energy of 176 ft·lbf (239 J).

[edit] Synonyms

• .38/200
• .38 Super Police
• .38 Colt New Police

[edit] See also

• 9 mm caliber

.38 Calibre

Cartridges

.38 Long Colt (1875) | .38 S&W (1877) | .38 ACP (1900) | .38 Special (1902) | .380 ACP (1908) | .38/200 (1922) | .38 Super (1927)

Revolvers

M1899 Revolver | Smith & Wesson M&P/Victory | Enfield No. 2 Mk I | Colt Detective's Special

Pistols

Colt M1900 | Colt M1902 | Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer | Colt M1908 Pocket Hammerless | Browning M1910 | Walther PPK

Lists

List of handgun cartridges | List of rifle cartridges | List of firearms