As with the 38 S&W and the 38 Colt New Police, this was the designation that Colt gave to the 32 S&W Long cartridge so that they did not have to stamp the name of their rival on the revolvers they manufactured. Colt had cartridges loaded for them with a flat nosed lead bullet, claiming it provided better stopping power for self-defence. (Erlmeier, Brandt Ref. 324)
