I was looking at an example on one of the main gun sales sites earlier. While I was aware of these Italian Diana 35 copies previously, I was surprised to learn they are appear virtually identical to the "real thing", save some finger grooves cut in the forend and the recoil pad. Many fittings appear to be straight copies, even down to the Diana pistol style rear sight and serrated sight rail are present. I wonder if M&G lent a hand with tooling or parts as their own 35 came to the end of its life?
I recall John Walter in The Book stating that the 3 ball trigger was not attempted by the Italians. Nevertheless, if it shoots anything like the real 35 otherwise, it might be a nice wee curio.