9mm puts it into the Flobert class. 9mm was a very popular rimfire on the continent. Fiocchi still makes the ammunition.

The rifles were commonly called parlour guns, as they were often shot indoors. In England they were more likely to be called a garden gun.


The round was also used as means of self-protection for both ladies and gentlemen.


I do not have any information on Dortmund and suspect that Michael is correct.

Pete