Gents, I'm trying to identify the variants of the Diana (Milbro) Mod 2 / G2. The plastic gripped model rather than the wooden gripped one.

John Griffiths identified two variants in his ever so amazing Encyclopedia. However, whilst going through the "duplicates" in my collection, I came across one that, erm, wasn't a duplicate. It turns out to be another variant. Sloppy of me I know.

So far I have identified four variants for the Milbro made G2/Mod 2.

First variant: similar action as the wooden gripped Mod 2 with black plastic grip. The breech end of the compression tube isn't rolled over the outer casing as it is in the wooden gripped Mod 2. Two sub-variant of these are inscribed with the huntress logo and "DIANA MOD. 2 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" or without the huntress logo and "MILBRO MOD. 2 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN".

Second variant: as above but has a cast alloy trigger blade instead of the folder steel trigger blade. Again, two sub-variants inscribed with the huntress logo and "DIANA MOD. 2 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" or without the huntress logo and "MILBRO MOD. 2 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN".

Third variant: The compression tube is extended using the same width all the way out to the front sight whereas on previous variants, the front half of the compression tube (barrel shroud) is narrower than the main body. The pressed sheet metal front sight is replaced with a plastic barrel bush and plastic blade sight. Inscribed with the huntress logo and "DIANA MOD. 2 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN".

Fourth variant: (my "duplicate - oops" shown below) Same as the third except the plastic barrel bush is now steel and the plastic blade front sight is a steel pillar sight. Inscribed with the huntress logo and "DIANA MOD. 2 MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN".

The second and fourth variant isn't mentioned in John's book. I have seen examples of each on these on google image search.

The first three seem to be more common than the fourth.

I am not aware if the third and fourth variant may also be inscribed as MILBRO instead of DIANA. Let me know if you have a third or fourth variant inscribed as MILBRO please or inscribed differently from that above.

John also mentions a nickel plated variant that he owns. I am not sure which of the four variants his falls into or whether any other of the other variants were also available in nickel finish.

Malcolm Atkins mentions, on page 46 of his GATS book, model numbers from the JLS 1981 catalogue. Specifically G2/5. This is variant three that I have mentioned above. He mentions other variant numbers (G2/3, G2/4) but not if they came from a catalogue or if these are a supposition. If there are five variants including the wooden gripped version, then the suffix /1 /2 /3 /4 /5 might be an indicator the variants. In which case my variant 4 would actually be variant 3 and variant 3 would be variant 4. If you have a copy of this catalogue or any others showing these models number I would love to see a scan of the advertisement please.


I'd love to know what you have and if there are any other variants on this plastic gripped Milbro/Diana Mod2/G2 and whether we can fill the gaps in the information above.

Thanks in advance for your help.