Welcome to TFF. As Hawg stated and so you know what a "parlor gun" actually is: Flobert guns
In 1845, French inventor Louis Nicolas Flobert modified a percussion cap to hold a small lead bullet. Flobert modified the cap further by creating a rim at the edge so that the cap and bullet could fit in a chamber of a pistol. The round contained no powder and was designed to be a toy. In 1845 Flobert made what he called "parlor guns" for this cartridge, as these rifles and pistols were designed to be shot in indoor shooting parlors in large homes.
Women often played the parlor gun games, shooting out candle light wicks if you were very good.
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