Kempton Show Highlights

[Garvin]

Hi Danny,

The owner showed me the pistol and it was unmarked other than the Diana name on the one piece wooden grip. I was told it dates from 1960 but am no expert on these pistols. It looked to be in very fine condition with just a few minor handling marks.

Kind regards,

John

Thanks John. I think the box was designed for this pistol, since the green cutout fits better:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....l-6/#post-2287

but I've no reason to think this Kempton one wasn't sold in that box. Very interesting that it has no markings, neither the Diana inscription on the cylinder or a serial number. The extra diameter 'muzzle weight' under the front sight has also been seen on other very early woodstock mod 6s. It was phased out on the later ones.

[ptdunk]

Thanks John. I think the box was designed for this pistol, since the green cutout fits better:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....l-6/#post-2287

but I've no reason to think this Kempton one wasn't sold in that box. Very interesting that it has no markings, neither the Diana inscription on the cylinder or a serial number. The extra diameter 'muzzle weight' under the front sight has also been seen on other very early woodstock mod 6s. It was phased out on the later ones.

There was a seller on egun that had acquired all of Diana’s showroom cutaways and prototypes from the Rastatt factory when it closed down.
He bought it as a massive job lot and was gradually selling them all off on egun. (Diana verified this when I was researching my cutaway mod 6)

He had a lot of mod 6’s and 5’s with various early wood grips and tapered barrels.



Although he was selling them as Diana’s a lot of them didn’t have any markings at all.

Matt.