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Diana Airguns - Post War Catalogues, Brochures


   
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Dianawerk brochure (c.1980).

 

Extracted from a brochure celebrating 90 years of Dianawerk


   
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Akah Katalog 1954.

 


   
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Frankonia katalog circa 1953.

 


   
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Diana brochure early 1950s.

 


   
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Diana Original brochure (early 1960s).

 

Not sure of exact date of this brochure. The presence of guns introduced in about 1963 suggests that date is likely (thanks Mike /images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">

With many thanks to Peter for the scans.


   
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Post-War Diana brochure.

 

Whoever produced this brochure was being very coy about the true origins of the guns pictured - no manufacturer is mentioned at all although the "Printed in Germany" gives it away!

Several interesting references to the pre-War Diana rifles too, with more than one mention of "pre-War quality". Was Diana trying to draw a distinction between its own post-War production and that of its rival based in Scotland - but perhaps doing it subtly in recognition of lingering anti-German sentiment in the English-speaking countries?

With thanks once again to Peter for these scans.


   
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Diana Original Model-66 match rifle brochure.

 

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Condor catalogue c.1980s


   
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Diana guarantee (1960s?).

 

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Dianas in the Akah catalogue 1960.

 

One thing I notice is that the 35 and 50 match models have lost the distinctive curved stock comb that was visible in the illustrations of the 1954 Akah catalogue.


   
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Hy-Score catalogue (1967).

 

Diana rifles sold by Hyscore in the United States. With thanks to Mike for the tip and Snake for the pics. 


   
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Diana Model-75 range.

 

With thanks to Grizlik on the guns.ru website.

From the 1980s:

This one is possibly from the 1990s - the Diana mod 100 was produced between 1989-1998 according to the Beeman Blue Book.


   
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Diana Match LG-60 & Match LG-66 ad (1960s or 1970s).

 


   
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Diana prices in Genschow catalogue 1956.

 

With thanks to Frank for these scans. My understanding is that Händler-preis means 'trade price' and that Ladenricht-preis means 'retail price'.


   
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Dianas in the Kasok collection catalogue 2003 

 

Various Dianas pictured in the auction catalogue of the Myron Kasok collection, sold by the Rock Island Auction Co, December 13th-15th 2003.


   
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Gecado brochure 1971.

 


   
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Diana air pistols brochure March 1986.

 

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Diana and Original brochures, 1950s.

 

With thanks to Mike for these scans.


   
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Diana brochure 1958.

 

With thanks to Keld for these scans:

 


   
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Milbro catalogue October 1964.

 

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Diana parts lists February 1959.

 

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Milbro catalogue post-1971.

 

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Milbro catalogue late 1960s.

 

With thanks to Oliver for these scans. He says: "Here, courtesy of a friend, are some scans of a rather grubby late 1960s Milbro leaflet with its range of air rifles shown. Interesting how limited the range was at this time, the rare G46 'Targetmaster' being the top of the range, but I must say I do like the elegant stocks of this period."


   
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Diana (Original) catalogue c. 1980 














   
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Milbro catalogue (c. late 1950s) 

With thanks to Ollie.










   
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