Quote Originally Posted by mrto View Post
I think what the Germans were shooting during that period may be answered here.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmerstutzen
That is brilliant thank you.
Seems air rifle target shooting in Germany at the start of the century was very niche:

‘The sporty shooting with the air rifle did not occur until the 1950s, before that air rifles were considered children's toys.’


It was all about the zimmerstutzens.

Many thanks,
Matt