The Year that the Original/Diana 45 Was Released?!!!

[jonnyone]

I haven't checked all of mine but I have one dated 10 80. But clearly the Jubilee guns were made through 1980 in celebration of 90 years of gun making tradition so I guess I could have some earlier than this.
I think Walter had it as per above. I can't see.him falling down on a date.like that....
Dave

[Garvin]

Geoff Boxall said in the August '80 issue of AGW that the Original 45 had been around for nine months, which would have made it late '79 and the Diana version would have come out first, I guess. So '78 or '79 sound plausible. I trust John Walter on this.

[original45]

1978 got two dated such. Slightly diff safety push ,nicer wood usually. Will look for month on mine tomoz out of interest.

[Geezer]

1978.

Like I said on the thread that I think inspired this. 1978.

Did I say 1978?

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It may have taken a bit longer to hit U.K. dealer’s shelves and get featured in AGW adverts.

Anyway, 1978.

[Drew451]

1978.

Like I said on the thread that I think inspired this. 1978.

Did I say 1978?

.

It may have taken a bit longer to hit U.K. dealer’s shelves and get featured in AGW adverts.

Anyway, 1978.

That you claiming the malt then?

[jonnyone]

That you claiming the malt then?

Damn it all. Somebody pay up n crack open a bottle

[RichardH]

That is why it’s called gentleman’s corner

In other sections there would have been a row followed by a thread deletion

How terribly civilised

[Hsing-ee]

I thought I had to get Drew a bottle of malt?

Or is it everyone else on the thread?

I will get Drew a half bottle of Balvine and he can have a go on my Hammerli 401 (once it is up and running). Hows that?

[Geezer]

1978 got two dated such. Slightly diff safety push ,nicer wood usually. Will look for month on mine tomoz out of interest.

The early safety is unsafe. That’s why it was changed, circa 1979.