Originally Posted by
Hsing-ee
They are a lovely pair of springers. The Diana is particularly elegant.
The C1 was always a bit of a curiosity, they sold a few here, but even in the US which was its target market, I cannot quite get who they were aimed at. The straight hand is very daring and the compact size and full power (I think they do 14 fpe with an Export spring in .22) can only make me think it was intended as a saddle-gun for taking out rattlesnakes. I guess you would have to keep it cocked and loaded with the safety on while it was in the carbine bucket. The quiet report would not upset a pony as much as a .45 or .38, but really a .22 rimfire would be better.
Good looking guns the pair of them, and well done for getting the diopter on the 50.