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December 4, 2011
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This was my dad's. Its a 6mm Flobert parlor pistol, single shot breach loading.
It dates from about 1890. At that time, it was common for gentlemen to retire to the parlor after dinner for brandy and a cigar. While enjoying those indulgences, they would shoot the vermin that often infested large homes of the period. So as not to inflict undue damage to the woodwork and furnishings, the weapon of choice was the Flobert Parlor pistol. It shoots a 6mm from a cartridge that looks like a shot shell primer with a 6mm ball swaged in the end. It will also shoot a 6mm CB cap. And yes, it still works.
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
My father
If a man designed it, and a man built it, then a man can fix it.
My grandfather
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June 11, 2016
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Very interesting! Cool gun!
February 8, 2014
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Thank you for sharing the pictures and story. That is a very interesting gun.
Steve S.
August 29, 2009
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Definitely an unusual gun. I like it - a gun designed for shooting indoors. Pop off a couple rounds inside the house and you can't catch any grief for it...it's what the gun was made for. 
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February 24, 2013
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Drinking, smoking and shooting…indoors!! Funny stuff.
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February 16, 2013
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Thank you for sharing!! Now that is cool!
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