.38 Smith & Wesson, 38 S&W Blank by Robin Hood, Shot, One Cartridge

Description

Please note: this is not the 38 S&W Special cartridges.

OUT OF STOCK, other versions of this caliber, below in related items. 

One Cartridge. 38 Smith & Wesson, a/k/a 38 S&W by the Robin Hood Ammunition Company, which is long obsolete, shot shell with wooden cap.

History of the  cartridge:
The .38 Smith & Wesson, a/k/a/ 38 S&W was developed by Smith & Wesson in 1877 for the Smith &Wesson hinged-frame revolver in the USA, and later used by Great Britain and other countries for their military and police forces.
Aso known as the 38 Colt New Police for its  use in Colt pistols for many police forces.
Though similar in name, it is NOT interchangeable with the later and far more popular .38 Smith & Wesson Special, a/k/a/ 38 Special due to a different case shape and slightly larger bullet diameter.