As something of a side note, the .32 New Police cartridge was another attempt by Colt to gain a piece of the market for ammunition. They were still smarting from the failure of the .45 Short Colt which they had tried, unsuccessfully, to Sell to the Army in about 1880. Smith and Wesson had the Ammunition contact to supply the .45 Schofield cartridges and Colt wasn't happy about that. Colt had supplied their Single Action Army model to the Army and Smith and Wesson had supplied the Schofield. The SAA could fire the Schofield cartridges but the Schofield could NOT fire the Colt because it was too long. Colt submitted the .45 Short Colt cartridges to the Army but the round was rejected. It was identical to the Schofield but the Army happy with the Smith and Wesson ammunition.