Source for Original 75 spares

[thisisdonald]

Hi bell ringers and 10 ringers, I will be acquiring one of these lovely rifles soon I hope and am looking for a place to buy the two piston seals, breech seal and mainsprings.
I've had a swatch at the strip down and rebuild videos and am pretty confident. The rifle in question has a lot of pitting and I believe has been in storage for a while, so if there is a way to test the seals without firing the gun, I'd greatly appreciate the enlightenment! 😁 also it looks like I'll need to buy a rear shooter as I think it's missing... what alternatives do I have there or is it diana/Original only?
Thanks folks

[ZAKDINGEL]

Have you looked here? https://www.gunspares.co.uk/shopdisp...=24404&Search=

[thisisdonald]

Yep, I see chambers have the two seals, but I was hoping for a kit... maybe from a German site?
Also looking for info on how to identify which trigger the rifle has

[thisisdonald]

Scratch that... I found one at gotha:
https://www.waffencenter-gotha.de/sh...-75::3584.html

[Drew451]

+1 for Chambers. Knibbs usually has parts also.
75 didn't change much through its life. All the earlier ones I've had / seen had the same trigger units. I'm not too familiar with the later 75 T01 but know the rear sight has a different fitment.
I'm reasonably certain-via Robin C on here- that any diopter made to fit 11mm Dovetails fit earlier 75s with very slight and easy modification. Robin is the man to ask.
No way to check if seals are on the road out without firing the gun as far as I know.

[thisisdonald]

Thanks Drew, from what I've seen, all the Diana 75s with t01 triggers, have 'T01' stamped on the cylinder.
Looking at the pics, there is absolutely no damage to the wee gear covers, so I'm hoping it's never been apart. I don't think I'll fire it. I'll just go straight ahead and treat it to a service kit. It needs a good rub down anyway as it's covered in rust spots.
I'll keep an eye out for a diopter... the original originals are well expensive for what they are, so I might plump for a better quality aftermarket one.
I'm saying all this and I haven't even seem the rifle in the flesh yet!! I just know I'm going to have it!

[Drew451]

Thanks Drew, from what I've seen, all the Diana 75s with t01 triggers, have 'T01' stamped on the cylinder.
Looking at the pics, there is absolutely no damage to the wee gear covers, so I'm hoping it's never been apart. I don't think I'll fire it. I'll just go straight ahead and treat it to a service kit. It needs a good rub down anyway as it's covered in rust spots.
I'll keep an eye out for a diopter... the original originals are well expensive for what they are, so I might plump for a better quality aftermarket one.
I'm saying all this and I haven't even seem the rifle in the flesh yet!! I just know I'm going to have it!

Zooma (Bob) on here might be worth a try for a Diopter 75. I'm sure he had one for sale a wee while ago in the target section. A decent more modern diopter will be north of 180 quid new. Avoid the cheap ones you see advertised for £30 to 40.
Good luck with the rebuild.