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.38 Special: History, Art & Standards

The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc (pronounced "thirty-eight special"), or 9×29mmR is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson.

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.38 Special topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Art and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around .38 Special.

Related topics
48
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
51
Extracted relationships
64
Concept neighborhoods
23
Bridge connections
51

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 24 topics
History · 19 topics
Performance · 5 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Base diameter
.379 in (9.6 mm)
Bullet diameter
.357 in (9.1 mm)
Bullet mass/type
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 8.4 g (130 gr) FMJ 800 ft/s (240 m/s) 185 ft⋅lbf (251 J) 10.24 g (158 gr) LRN 755 ft/s (230 m/s) 200 ft⋅lbf (270 J) 8.1 g (125 gr) Underwood FMJ…
Case capacity
23.4 gr H2O (1.52 cm3)
Case length
1.155 in (29.3 mm)
Case type
Rimmed, straight

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Performance

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How .38 Special connects Entity context

The extracted context around .38 Special shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, .38 Special → American War, At, Britain, Great Britain, In, Long Colt, Lubaloy, Philippine Moro, Philippines, Remington-Peters, Smith, Spanish, Special, Super Police, Testing, The, This, Wesson, Western Cartridge Company Another extracted example is .38 Special → American War, Despite, Filipino Muslim, Long Colt, Navy, Philippine, Short Colt, Special, The, This, Upon. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

.38 Special

Top relations

related to history · 19
.38 Special → American War, At, Britain, Great Britain, In, Long Colt, Lubaloy, Philippine Moro, Philippines, Remington-Peters, Smith, Spanish, Special, Super Police, Testing, The, This, Wesson, Western Cartridge Company
related to overview · 11
.38 Special → American War, Despite, Filipino Muslim, Long Colt, Navy, Philippine, Short Colt, Special, The, This, Upon
related to Performance · 11
.38 Special → ACP, All, By, Due, In, Makarov, Parabellum, Special, Super, The, These
Base diameter · 1
.38 Special → .379 in (9.6 mm)
Bullet diameter · 1
.38 Special → .357 in (9.1 mm)
Bullet mass/type · 1
.38 Special → Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 8.4 g (130 gr) FMJ 800 ft/s (240 m/s) 185 ft⋅lbf (251 J) 10.24 g (158 gr) LRN 755 ft/s (230 m/s) 200 ft⋅lbf (270 J) 8.1 g (125 gr) Underwood FMJ…
Case capacity · 1
.38 Special → 23.4 gr H2O (1.52 cm3)
Case length · 1
.38 Special → 1.155 in (29.3 mm)
Case type · 1
.38 Special → Rimmed, straight
Designed · 1
.38 Special → 1898

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

38 special cartridge bullet revolvers also police revolver colt designed caliber new 357 mm smith wesson used known long velocity

.38 Special relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 64 structured relationships around .38 Special. Examples in this analysis include .38 Special → Base diameter → .379 in (9.6 mm) and .38 Special → Bullet diameter → .357 in (9.1 mm). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
.38 SpecialBase diameter.379 in (9.6 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialBullet diameter.357 in (9.1 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialBullet mass/typeBullet mass/type Velocity Energy 8.4 g (130 gr) FMJ 800 ft/s (240 m/s) 185 ft⋅lbf (251 J) 10.24 g (158 gr) LRN 755 ft/s (230 m/s) 200 ft⋅lbf (270 J) 8.1 g (125 gr) Underwood FMJ…1.00infobox
.38 SpecialCase capacity23.4 gr H2O (1.52 cm3)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialCase length1.155 in (29.3 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialCase typeRimmed, straight1.00infobox
.38 SpecialDesigned18981.00infobox
.38 SpecialDesignerSmith & Wesson1.00infobox
.38 SpecialLand diameter.346 in (8.8 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialManufacturerSmith & Wesson1.00infobox
.38 SpecialMaximum CUP15,000 CUP1.00infobox
.38 SpecialMaximum pressure (CIP)22,000 psi (150 MPa)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialMaximum pressure (SAAMI)17,500 psi (121 MPa)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialNeck diameter.379 in (9.6 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialOverall length1.550 in (39.4 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialParent case.38 Long Colt1.00infobox
.38 SpecialPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
.38 SpecialPrimer typeSmall pistol1.00infobox
.38 SpecialProduced1898–present1.00infobox
.38 SpecialRim diameter.44 in (11 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialRim thickness.058 in (1.5 mm)1.00infobox
.38 SpecialTypeRevolver1.00infobox
.38 SpecialVariants.38 Special +P1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around .38 Special bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cartridge, Revolvers and Bullet. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • .38 Special
    • Cartridge
    • Revolvers
    • Bullet
    • Colt
    • Police
    • Caliber
    • Designed
    • New
    • Ammunition
    • Long
    • Use
    • Revolver
  • .38 special
    • Cartridge
    • Revolvers
    • Bullet
    • Colt
    • Police
    • Caliber
    • Designed
    • New
    • Ammunition
    • Long
    • Use
    • Revolver
  • cartridge
    • Special
    • M41
    • Bullet
    • Adopted
    • Case
    • Caliber
    • Designed
    • Smith
    • Velocity
    • Wesson
    • Mm
    • Police
  • smith & wesson
    • Smith
    • Wesson
    • New
    • Designed
    • Revolver
    • Cartridge
    • Barrel
    • Case
    • Long
    • Pressure
    • Also
    • Colt
  • .38 long colt
    • Colt
    • Long
    • Designed
    • Special
    • Revolvers
    • Magnum
    • Pressure
    • Smith
    • Velocity
    • Wesson
    • Fired
    • New
  • smith & wesson model 10
    • Smith
    • Wesson
    • New
    • Designed
    • Revolver
    • Cartridge
    • Barrel
    • Case
    • Long
    • Pressure
    • Also
    • Colt
  • colt new army
    • Long
    • Designed
    • Smith
    • Wesson
    • Special
    • Revolver
    • Revolvers
    • 4-inch
    • Fired
    • Magnum
    • Pressure
    • Velocity
  • western cartridge company
    • Special
    • M41
    • Bullet
    • Adopted
    • Case
    • Caliber
    • Designed
    • Smith
    • Velocity
    • Wesson
    • Mm
    • Police

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For .38 Special, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects .38 Special with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
.38 SpecialOverview · splits 27 ⟂ 25
.38 SpecialHistory · splits 32 ⟂ 20
.38 SpecialPerformance · splits 46 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

.38 Special

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples64
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around .38 Special to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Art & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — .38 Special · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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