Diana Model 25 Air Rifle - Anyone Familiar?
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:40 pm
Cute story first: My sister-in-law's mother, who died recently, told her she had her ex-husband's rifle "that he used in the war". It turned out that the rifle in question was a Diana Model 25 air rifle (maybe his job was shooting messenger pigeons?).
So, since what I know about air rifles you could fit in your hat and have plenty of room for a Buick, I thought I'd ask the experts. Anyone know anything about this rifle? I didn't get a real close look at it, but I presume it's a .177. It looked to be in decent shape, some rust and wear but not too bad. Has a picture of the Roman goddess Diana on the receiver.
I'm also assuming that one could try firing it without having a 'smith look it over, it's not likely to explode. Maybe I'll get some pellets.
So, since what I know about air rifles you could fit in your hat and have plenty of room for a Buick, I thought I'd ask the experts. Anyone know anything about this rifle? I didn't get a real close look at it, but I presume it's a .177. It looked to be in decent shape, some rust and wear but not too bad. Has a picture of the Roman goddess Diana on the receiver.
I'm also assuming that one could try firing it without having a 'smith look it over, it's not likely to explode. Maybe I'll get some pellets.