Hi Joris,

In this thread, http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=184474&messageid=1123407022&lp=1124204737 , I asked you if you knew of a dealer that was selling the Diana 28.

Your reply was(I've edited some of the post):

<<Dear John,

In Belgium, availability of Dianas is no problem and their power is not limited/reduced as in some other countries.
I got the following price quotations from my local gundealer in Aartselaar (telephone 03/887 42 66):
all are in .22 (.177 should be the same price) and prices are in euros:
24 (130m/s): 150
26 (175m/s): 225
28 (175m/s): 250
34 (210m/s): 225 (same price as the 26!)
36 (210m/s): 340
38 (210m/s): 380
350 (260m/s): 410>>

I was wondering if you could tell me if the gundealer in Aartselaar whose prices and phone number you listed above speaks english? I'm not very familiar with Belgium and don't know what the native language is there. Of course, even if the native language isn't english, the gundealer may speak it, and that is what I'm trying to find out. Also, do you know if that dealer has an email address and/or website?

Thanks for your help,

John

Hello John,

The dealer, Andre, speaks English.

E-mail (if still correct)
andreas.vandenhende@belgacom.net

Good luck !

Joris

Great, thanks a bunch, Joris!

John

Joris,

I tried that email(twice now) and haven't received a reply back, so I'm wondering if it is no longer an active email address. Can you maybe ask the dealer if he will ship guns to the U.S., and if he does, can you ask him if he has a current email address? I'd like to find out some details from him over the internet before I try calling him. Was this dealer the same one that had the gunshop where you were able to handle the Model 26 and Model 28 the other day? I'd still like to get the Model 28 if possible.

Thanks,

John

Hello again,
I will check out tomorrow his email adress as well as whether he ships outside the country.
Btw: in Belgium, 60% speaks Dutch (as I and the gundealer do) and 40% (in the South) speak French. Brussels is bilingual.

I looked at the 28 and 26 at another gundealer's place. Eduard Kettner in Antwerp, maybe the largest in Belgium. German business.
Kettner prices:
34: 297euro
20: 137
24: 167
26: 246
28: 278
46: 510
48B: 482
52: 526
54: 661
350: 454
Maybe they can help you too:
to contact them: klantendienst@kettner.be
telephone 0032 3 231 66 35
With Kettner: make sure you do not get the German "F" version. But then, springs are replaced easily. (see: Chambers: www.chambersgunmakers.co.uk )

Anyhow, I will contact "Andreas" tomorrow and keep you posted.

Happy to be of any help,

Joris

Thanks so much Joris! I really appreciate your taking the time to do this for me. If I am able to get a Model 28 or even a Model 26, I will be sure to post extensive chrony numbers for the gun to this forum.

Thanks again,

John

John,
I contacted the dealer today and he was not really willing to ship to the US because of the paperwork it involves for him as a dealer. He suggested me an easier solution:
It may (I say: "may") however be possible for me to buy the rifle myself and send it to you via UPS, DHL,... This might be easier as I am not a dealer and as a consequence am not obliged to go through all the red tape.
I will inform tomorrow with DHL. I do not foresee too many problems as airguns are completely free in Belgium, as well as in the country of destination - the US.
I will send you more information tomorrow.
Kind regards,

Joris

Thanks a bunch, Joris! I'm sending you an email.

John