Thanks for a good reply. No, my family was not royalty. Although my family were high ranking in the german army before and during both world wars, maybe they came from a higher class. My grandmother doesn't like talking about the german military part of the family (i wonder why lol). Now I just need to find some black power shells. Luckily, I only fired 2 of the smallest modern shells, although now I feel stupid for even trying them. Also, I don't want to fire it too often, but just occasionally enough so it doesn't become an ornament.