Being a huge fan of starsky and hutch age 11, and having curly black hair the diana SP50 was my first gun.
I lusted after a milbro BB repeater that looked like a 45 auto in the local camera shop window.
I got one years later having progressed through several webley juniors and a bsa scorpion I was thoroughly disappointed. I still have it but wish I still had the other pistols instead, especially the juniors I used them so much my dad had to weld the sear several times.
the scorpion had a very distinct smell that I can still rememember 35 years later!