Diana Pre-WW2 Tinplate Air Rifles

Diana Model-20 - nickel plated (1930, early goddess) 

With thanks to Frank for these superb pics.

Diana Model-20 - early 

Thanks to Keld for pics of this very interesting example. It seems to be very early, perhaps somewhere between the MGR Dianas and the post-WW1 rifles that had the Diana symbol without the MGR symbols, and has an early goddess showing a lot of leg, with "schutzmarke" (registered trademark) stamped under it! A real mystery. It also has "10.1" stamped on the metal where it meets the stock.

Note also that the stock is held on with three rivets, which was reduced to two for the rest of the production period.

Diana Model-20 - Surekill (July 1930).

With thanks to Andrew for these pics:

Diana Model-20 - (blued, later goddess) 

With thanks to Don R for these pics.

Diana Model-1 - nickel plated (1923).

With thanks to Richard and Robin for taking the trouble to get these pics to me.

Diana Model-1 - boxed (11/1929).

This gun came up for sale on eGun recently and sold for 317 euro (currently about UK£270):

Diana Model-1 - nickel plated (one of the first) 

With thanks to Keld for pics of this gun, which must have been one of the very first made.

Even the Diana goddess has the word 'schutzmarke' (meaning 'trademark' or 'brand protection') below it, so it probably dates to soon after the end of WW1 (earlier?).

As with the first Diana mod 20, this early mod 1 has three rivets in the stock rather than the two which all later mod 1s had. 

Diana Model-1 - nickel-plated boxed (11/1928).

This gun was advertised on eGun in March 2017 as being from November 1928 and having the original box.

It's the second 1920s Diana mod 1 to be advertised with what looks like a very similar plain cardboard box, so it seems pretty likely that this is the box the rifle was sold in.

Diana mod 2 tinplate underlever 

This is an exceptionally rare pre-WW1 gun, apparently made before the Diana goddess symbol was adopted.

With thanks to Keld.

Diana model 20 (early goddess, nickel, 1931) 

With thanks to Paul.

Diana model 20 air rifle 

With thanks to Eberhard for the heads up.

Diana 22 (October 1936) 

Diana model 20 review (video) 

With thanks to Paul.

Diana model 20 (November 1934) 

Diana 15a 

With thanks to Eberhard for the heads up.

Diana mod 1 'Donor' brand (Beeman Collection) 

Apparently Donor guns were sold and marked by a Dutch distributor by the name of van Doorn - it's an anagram of his name.

Pics copyright Rock Island Auctions.

Diana 15 x2 (Beeman Collection) 

Pics copyright Rock Island Auctions.

Diana model 20 (Early, adjustable trigger, UK retailer) 

With thanks to Mick.

Diana model 22 (rifled, nickel-plated) 

With thanks to philmo1.

Rifled version of the model 22.

Early Diana model 20 (pre-WW1?) 

With thanks to Eberhard. He describes it as a 'c.1910 variant'.

Diana model 15 DRP 

Diana mod 1 stripdown 

Hector air rifle (copy of Diana mod 1) 

With thanks to Keld.