Diana model 2 air pistol???????

[melmslie]

Just been given one of these.Can anybody tell me when they were made and are they woth anything?

[scgevans]

er... no....but this was my first airgun - like a Gat push in /pop out barrel? - you have to aim about 20 inches below the intended target - I put thousands of pellets through mine - and even got to the point where I could reasonably consistently hit a tin can at 15 yards.......lost mine somewhere between being 12 to 30+ years old!!

[P30man]

Can you tell me if there are any markings on it?

Where was it made? should either be Germany or Great Britain.

Is it tin plate?

Depending on which one you have, it is worth between £10 and £95, with a little more info we can tie it down to a date and value.

[melmslie]

Bob,the only markings on it i can see are "DIANA MOD.2 made in great britain" and it has a pic of a woman throwing away a bow and holding a rifle aloft stamped/engraved above the writing.
The grips are black plastic and the body appears to be blued steel not tin plate.

[P30man]

From what you describe, I would say you have a Diana Model 2 made by "diana", Millard Bros, Motherwell Scotland.

These were made from 1963 and are valued at somewhere between £20 and £50 depending on condition, original box etc.

hope this helps.

[melmslie]

Many thanks Bob just the info i needed.

[P30man]

Glad to be of service

[webley sniper]

Glad to be of service

i have one of these with no box, buts got a one peice wooden grip and what looks to be a tin action, it has a engraving of a woman dropping a bow and arrow and holding up a rifle. wonder how you can tell what year it is. looks really old.

[johnbaz]

i have one of these with no box, buts got a one peice wooden grip and what looks to be a tin action, it has a engraving of a woman dropping a bow and arrow and holding up a rifle. wonder how you can tell what year it is. looks really old.

The lady on the gun would be Diana the huntress- i think she's a roman Godess of the hunt or something similar...


John

[Top Gun FX2000]

Milbro Diana model No G. 2. calibre No1 (.177) just picked one up this morninghttp://www.airgunbbs.com/editpost.php?p=7577009&do=editpost from our local sale room for £38.72 in nice original condition and with it's original black red & white box it has 3 59 stamped in to the bottom of the wood grip as far as i know this would have been made in march 1959 can anyone tell me if i am correct, Thank you

[micky2]

Milbro Diana model No G. 2. calibre No1 (.177) just picked one up this morninghttp://www.airgunbbs.com/editpost.php?p=7577009&do=editpost from our local sale room for £38.72 in nice original condition and with it's original black red & white box it has 3 59 stamped in to the bottom of the wood grip as far as i know this would have been made in march 1959 can anyone tell me if i am correct, Thank you

Yes you are quite right that is a date stamp for March 1959.

[Micky Spillane]

Yeah the one I remember had a full wooden handle too.

[Benelli B76]

The UK and the German are slightly different and have different threads. Sold this one for £20.

Baz

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The Diana Model 1 is the one to look for..
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[johnbaz]

I've a mod2 in quite nice condition, I bought it from the sales forum on here, From memory I think it was £17 posted, It was quite a few years ago though so I may be wrong!





Another that I bought (Mistake!!) for a tenner, It's useless as the threads that holds the lot together are kaput!!

Top one..




John

[Garvin]

The first prewar mod 2s (1930-33) look like this:






Any Diana made in Great Britain was made by Scotland-based Milbro after the war, most but not all of them based on German Diana prewar designs.