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Diana advertising display light (circa 1978).

 

This light shows a Diana Mod 35S, which dates from 1978.

With thanks once again to Kurt.


   
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Pre-WW2 Diana hang tag.

 

Here is a very rare pre-1939 English-language Diana sales label (or hang tag).

These were presumably provided to foreign retailers by M&G.

With thanks to a collector friend.

 


   
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Diana clock.

 


   
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Pre-War goddess ink stamp.

 

Thanks to Keld for pics of this wonderful artefact - a bronze (brass?) ink block dating to the early years of goddess-marked Diana production. It was presumably used for production of early brochures or flyers, and has holes in the edge which I imagine were where the block was fixed into a press.

If you look at Diana stamps closely, you can see the late 1920s/early '30s rendering of her with a daring amount of leg showing, which was then changed to the more modest, even prudish, portrayal which remains to this day.

Below the pics, I've put the front page of a mid-1930s Genschow price list, showing the same, leggy(!), rendering. A couple of years later, the 1937 brochure has the more demure version of the goddess.

 

 

 


   
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1930s/1940s Diana air rifle display stand.

 

With thanks to Steffen for these pics of a display stand which he says dates from the 1930s or 1940s.


   
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Pre-War Diana pellet tin.

 

With thanks to John for this pic. The early (more revealingly-dressed) version of the Diana goddess suggests this tin dates to the late 1920s/very early 1930s.


   
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Diana Model-5 wood printing block.

 

With thanks to Steffen for this pic.


   
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Bergmann Arizona pellet tin.

 

 


   
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Diana advertising stand and unusual model-20.

 

Here is a charming old advertising stand featuring a German boy.

This image was also used for a brochure:

The gun in his hand is a Diana mod 20 but with a difference. It has an adjustable trigger and the front sight is a sheet steel version of the typical Diana foresight, instead of the expected bead. The rearsight is a simple notched 'v' block.]

With thanks to a collector friend for supplying these excellent pics.


   
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Diana stands and 1960s advertising display light.

 

With thanks to Frank for providing these pics of rare marketing accessories, presumably provided to Diana retailers:


   
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Diana sights and diopters 

With thanks to Frank for these scans.

 


   
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Miniature Diana air rifle 

This rifle spotted on eGun.de

 


   
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Diana factory museum air rifle sell-off 2016 

First posted September 2016.

See also: Diana's one-off 125-year commemorative air rifle

and: Diana model 58

and: Teun's Diana factory visit 2012.

 








































   
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Diana factory visit 2012 

With thanks to Teun. First posted 2012.

 
















   
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Removing Diana Giss cog wheel caps 

Tip from Steve, who says:

For many years I have struggled to remove the cog wheel holders on Diana Original Giss pistols and rifles. Wrapping with leather etc is always tricky and often still damages the knurled finish.
Today I spent less than £10 on a pair of Clarke soft jaw water pump pliers which transformed the job on a recently acquired Mod 6 that is in lovely condition - apart from the cheese texture seals….
Sharing just in case it helps anyone here.



   
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Diana targets 

 



   
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Diana mod 1 spare barrel inserts 

With thanks to Chris H.


   
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Eberhard's report on Diana factory museum visit

With thanks to Eberhard.

See also:

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/unknown-unmarked-airguns/diana-pistol-prototype/#post-10668

He says:

[The airguns on show were] not all from the Diana company, but also from many other companies. See the picture:

But I also see many unknown airguns and some very interesting air rifles.




All airguns have blue stickers with numbers.

300 air rifles were available and the highest number I could read on the air pistols was

374 on the blue shelf.

Unfortunately, I couldn't read the red stickers on the stands.

 


   
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