Thanks, Dick! I know about the difficulties ref. the pellets. I am in contact with a german guy who owns two! of them! He will "teach me" in feeding the lady ;-)Does Quackenbush still sell adaptor-units? I read in the internet about his adaptor-pieces to fill (?) the original cylinder. So : I would like to shoot the rifle in complete original version....pure vintage ;-) OLD MAN-OLD RIFLEThe serial-number is on all parts (even on the stock!) except on the CO2-zylinder. Is it 8809 or 6088?Lets stay in contact for further informations!best regards, JochenPS: The Giffard is the last rifle, which is mentioned by Arne Hoff in his book.