Original 6M

[Garvin]

I think - as I've said here many times before - that the Diana/Original mod 6 is the best kept 'secret' of the airgun world if you want a fun, accurate, relatively powerful, well-made and brilliantly-designed spring air pistol (and who doesn't?!).

So £220 for a mint example, even recently resealed, is too high a price to pay but not necessarily more than it is worth in one sense.

They are undervalued because so many were made over 40-odd years, and supply and demand means they can still be picked up quite cheaply.

Something similar is true of the FWB 65/80/90 but because in its day it was more costly and a top-end match pistol with no 'mass market' budget equivalent like the Diana, prices of the FWBs are almost double today.

In sheer fun-to-cost terms, a resealed Diana mod 6 against anything new of the same price is infinitey better in every way and you would be mad not to recognise this simple fact.

[Geezer]

100% agree with Baz and Garvin. I’ve had most of the classic 10M pistols (Diana 10, FWB80, FAS604, Gamo Compact - if that counts!) and the model 6 compares well to all of them.

[webb22]

If it helps, I recently purchased a 6G off here for 140 plus 15 p+p. Its in excellent condition with 3 foresight elements, box (no cardboard cover), instructions etc. They shoot really well, so much so in fact that it convinced me to purchase a mod10 on a whim. However, I need to pull my finger out and get the mod10 serviced, before I can comment on its performance.

[Powderfinger]

When it comes to well-made collectables that can be put back into service, it is difficult to quantify how much they are worth in monetary terms. Even if you paid above the market rate and have to spend some money getting it functioning, you will own a tool of high quality that will give a lifetime of service and becomes an heirloom. Your target pistol will likely outlast any car or other mechanical product that you own. Splitting the total cost into a lifetime of ownership reveals a good gun is good value.

[Paul55]

The seller was as good as his word. He refunded me the purchase price & the postage costs to return it. Can't say fairer than that. I've now got a better idea of what to look for in future. Thanks guys, I've learnt a lot