hey 1st time to forum. i have a model 27 diana air rifle that i bought some time ago. the only markings i can find on the gun are the huntress, the words diana mod 27 below that. and the letters d.r.p. on the side of the barrel. any help with identifying age and approximate value will be appreciated.
The 27 is a fine rifle! The middleweight Dianas are my own personal favorites, I have a few Model 25's that are close to my busom!
You should find a Date of manufacture stamp (In very tiny lettering if it's there), on the left rear of the reciever, just at the stock line. Some older guns don't have the stamp, and in that case a picture is often the best dating aid.
Please have a look and then get beck to us with your info,Maybe we all can further help you with your queries, OK?
The "DRP" stands for Deutsche Reichs Patent, and indicates it was made during the Nazi era. I have one of these guns and there is not a date stamp that I can find.
Many prewar Dianas do have date stamps, though. You might look on the butt (in the wood), on top of the cocking link (i.e. so that it is hidden when the action is closed, or on the underside of the breech block. If it is there it will likely be in the form of month/year with a period between, e.g. "2.35" (February 1935).
These are wonderful guns with an especially fabulous trigger. Although roughly the same size, weight, and power, the gun has no parts whatsoever in common with the re-designed post-war model 27.
Mine is shown below--wonderful rifle! Smooth-shooting, good power, better ergonomics than the later gun, and oh that trigger...
thanks for the quick response. yes my gun looks identical to yours that is pictured. i did find what looks like 11.39 on the stock butt. i have another problem, i removed the pin that goes through the barrel, directly above the trigger. when i pulled the pin out a spring moved in front of the hole. now i can't figure out the best way to reinstall the pin.
any help on this one? thanks in advance. rckeg
Try taking a very thin pin punch or similar tool and..
April 14 2005, 5:34 PM
just move the spring out of the way as you ease the pin back in. It helps to have the gun in a padded vice as you do this and plenty of light to see when the pin clears the spring. If all else fails it sounds like a tear-down is in order or a visit to an airgunsmith.
i managed to get the pin back in using jewler screwdrivers and a couple of pin punchs. i was really scared i had messed my gun up. but after firing @ 20 rds, i felt much better. thank you to everyone that has helped me identifying my gun and reinstalling the pin. the problem i have now is i am concerned that by firing a gun that old i may be somehow hurting it. but it is such a sweet gun to shoot i hate to leave it on the shelf. i wish i had a camera to show photos but i don't.
As long as nothing is binding and it's shooting well it should be okay and will benefit from the "exercise". Just lube the barrel pivots from time to time and put a drop of silicone chamber lube in the transfer port with a long-nosed applicator needle once every few tins of pellets (don't over lube!). Wipe the bluing down with Rem-oil after each shooting session and it'll keep the rust away.
I've got Diana model 25. Is there any way to find the year of the production? I've searched it all over and I couldn't find any numbers - does it means that it was made before the war? Could you please show me the places where this date may be on the photo or a schema - i'm from Poland and I can't understand some of the technical words. Thanks in advance! I'm waiting for a positive reply
If it is a modern gun, the manufacture date should appear just above the trigger, on the left side of the main tube. It will be small, and have 4 numbers with a space between. Example: "09 75" means September 1975.
Most Diana models made between 1952 and 1964 do not appear to have a date.
Some guns made before the war have a date, and some do not. If the date is present, it will have 3 or 4 numbers with a dot between. Example "7.35" means July 1935. It may appear on the breech block, on the top of the cocking link, or in the wood of the stock.
If you would fully describe the markings on your gun, we will try to help identify it!
