Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
What makes something desirable is very subjective, and I don't think we can be dismissive of one person's idea of desirability simply because it doesn't fit in with our own perceptions. Desirability can come from the accepted monetary value of an object, from a sheer admiration for the object, from what memories the object evokes, or from the challenge it provides in completing a collection. It only takes two people to want a rare object for any of those reasons to make it financially valuable.
Concerning this particular Diana pistol, it probably only fits into the category of 'completing a collection', lacking any other virtues. But to the collector with a particular interest in the history of the air pistol, it will be desirable, and he will not have to be 'persuaded to buy it', though he may need to be informed that it exists.
Last edited by ccdjg; 14-08-2020 at 08:18 PM.
Apologies. You're right, I shouldn't be dismissive of pop-outs.
I think I've been terminally scarred by owning nothing but a Gat for a couple of years in the '70s.
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
Accuracy is a prerequisite for a spot in my air pistol collection...but there will always be three or four pop-outs in there, just from a historical importance point of view.
I just make the target bigger!
Matt
Agree 100%. My collecting interests always centered on airguns with different actions. Subtle differences in woodwork and/or rarity go unnoticed to me.
Popouts like the Diana 2 are another action type to me and I have a popout which I never hit anything with😀, but it nevertheless has its place in my collection.
A while ago I became aware of a peep sight for an airgun that is squarely in the hen's teeth category. The very instant I became aware of its availability, I realized that I would be in competition with others for it. I would not have known about it if there was no heads-up in the first place. I did not buy it, others beat me to it.
Obviously spreading the word is only good if one is not directly interested.
C'est la vie.
Has Gecado markings though.Making the assumption that some Dianas got Gecado grips and vice versa?