.32 ACP

Also known as .32 Automatic, 7.65×17mmSR Browning, 7.65 mm Browning Short

pistol cartridge designed by John Moses Browning

Key facts

Type: Pistol
Place of origin: United States
Designer: John Browning
Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale
Produced: 1899–present
Case type: Semi-rimmed, straight
Bullet diameter: .3125 in (7.94 mm)
Land diameter: .3005 in (7.63 mm)
Neck diameter: .3365 in (8.55 mm)
Base diameter: .337 in (8.6 mm)
Rim diameter: .358 in (9.1 mm)
Rim thickness: .045 in (1.1 mm)
Case length

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.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as the .32 Auto, .32 Automatic, 7.65mm Browning, or 7.65×17mmSR) is a centerfire pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol. It was introduced in 1899 by Fabrique Nationale.