Yes- but not very common. There is an automatic pistol caliber known as the .38 Super, which does not interchange with the .38 Special revolver cartridge. There have been a small number of target pistols built to shoot .38 Special Wadcutter target ammo. And there is at least one auto pistol made in caliber .357 Magnum (revolver cartridge). However, revolver ammo is rimmed, and auto pistol ammo is rimless- there are usually feeding problems when an auto pistol is made for revolver ammo.
No published sn data that I know of.
Revolver, made in Germany, buffalo on the grips? $75-$100 in very good condition.
To answer the question we'll need to know more about this pistol. Is it a revolver or a semiauto? What model and caliber? I found a Colt frontier scout .22 with that serial number made in 1962.
Samuel Colt made the first percussion cap revolver in 1836- but it was not the first. Elisha Collier made a revolving flintlock pistol in 1818- but it was not the first. James Puckle patented a revolving cannon in 1718.
There has been a revolver made in caliber .600 Nitro Express. This was an elephant rifle cartridge. As a firearm, it is a curiosity, and not a practical shooting firearm. There are also unconfirmed reports of a Maadi bolt action pistol in caliber .50 BMG.
The .22 Short, was developed for Smith and Wesson's first revolver , in 1857.
Its the size of the bullet that the gun is made for. its the caliber that a handgun uses
Impossible to answer without knowing who made it.
Sorry- you do not have a Smith & Wesson revolver. You have an Arminius revolver made in CALIBER .32 S&W. Most were made in the early 1960s. Import was banned in 1968. These are low cost firearms with a frame made from a zinc alloy. No specific date of manufacture records. Value in good condition $100 or less. .
Not in any reference I have seen
Smith Wesson 340PD?