diana model 74

[dunn220]

cheers gareth wb.....

it has the "made in great britain" mark on it and i can see a 172 on the butt, would i be right in thinking that this means its a '72 model.....

still goes alright too just shot some pellets out....... no accuracy though..... got a nice little slip for it too..... so its a milbro then.......
got more power than a co2 pistol though

got to be great for the sheer novelty value........

thanks for your reply

Paul

Diana day.... cor i astound myself with my sheer intellectual prowess sometimes.....

[Gareth W-B]

cheers gareth ... i can see a 172 on the butt, would i be right in thinking that this means its a '72 model

Paul

Diana day ... cor i astound myself with my sheer intellectual prowess sometimes ...

Hi Paul, yes mate, probably as many believe this stamp equates to the year of manufacture as in most examples on most Milbro models said numbers do seem to correlate to the known year of manufacture in some way. As some examples of numbers found on some rifles are way off known years of production however, this may not be the case at all -- or the stamper guy had a wicked sence of humour which came to the fore from time to time . Last little gem of info for you here then, if your rifle was sold in 1972, its rrp was £14.25. Terrah : Gareth W-B.

[Punchsteve]

It's a shame that all manufacturers didn't take a leaf from Diana / Original's book and stamp the manufacturing date somewhere on the action. It would be a boon for collectors.

On the other hand, I suppose part of the joy of acquiring an old rifle or pistol is the research to find out what you can about them.